The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Cinematography
Expressionist shadows that literally reach for you.
Acting
Max Schreck: allegedly so convincing they made a whole movie about him being a real vampire.
Production
Unauthorized Dracula adaptation that somehow became immortal.
Director
F. W. Murnau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bram Stoker's widow sued and nearly destroyed every print; this film only survived through piracy and obsessive collectors.
Murnau filmed the 'running through the wilderness' sequence by projecting footage on a treadmill — Schreck is essentially running in place while the world screams past him.
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