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Nosferatu the Vampyre

It is fear and fun. It is a scream of horror and a cry of delight. It is Nosferatu, the Vampyre.

7.3(1,143)19791h 47m6

A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.4M
Box office
$3.5K
Language
English
  • small town
  • ship
  • based on novel or book
  • transylvania
  • vampire
  • bite
  • coffin
  • bed
  • castle
  • house
  • melancholy
  • remake

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Germany, France

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival1 Oct 1979
    • TheatricalPGNew York5 Oct 1979
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG17 Jan 1979
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1612 Oct 1979
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival18 Apr 2026
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical1 Jun 1994
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1526 Mar 1979
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical (limited)K-1617 Jan 1979
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTPVisa CNC 4938517 Jan 1979
  • GermanyDE

    • Premiere(West Germany) Berlin International Film Festival25 Feb 1979
    • Theatrical1612 Apr 1979
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalVM1415 Feb 1979
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical615 Mar 1979
    • TV6Nederland 21 Aug 2010
    • Physical6DVD19 Jan 2015
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical (limited)1517 Jan 1979

Frequently asked questions

Nosferatu the Vampyre was released on 17 January 1979.

Audience reviews

2
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/29/2024

    7/10

    "Harker" (Bruno Ganz) travels to remote Transylvania where he is to help "Count Dracula" (Klaus Kinski) buy a new home in his hometown of Wismar. Why? Well that's because he has fallen in love with a photograph of his beautiful wife "Lucy" (Isabelle Adjani) and has determined to make her his immortal bride. "Harker" had been warned by the locals of the dangers of visiting the "Count" but he pressed on regardless, so …

  • B

    badelf

    12/27/2025

    9/10

    The visuals in Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" are luscious, hauntingly beautiful in ways that make you wonder: where did Herzog find these set pieces? The plague-ridden streets, the Gothic architecture, the rats flooding through medieval towns—it all feels discovered rather than constructed. This is Herzog's trademark style at its finest. You never feel like you're watching a movie. Instead, you're observing…

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