Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife of his estate agent and brings the plague to their town.
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An iconic shot of the shadow of Count Orlok ascending a staircase
Max Schreck in a promotional still for the film
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German expressionist cinema
German expressionist cinema was a part of several related creative movements in Germany in the early 20th century that reached a peak in Berlin during the 1920s. These developments were part of a larger Expressionist movement in north and central European culture in fields such as architecture, dance, painting, sculpture and cinema.
Paul Wegener as The Student of Prague in a 1913 poster
A poster for the 1920 silent film The Golem: How He Came into the World, starring and co-directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese
A commemorative plaque for the 1922 silent film Nosferatu in the market square of Wismar, Germany where some of it was filmed
A frame from director Arthur Robison's 1923 silent film Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination (a.k.a., Warning Shadows)