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Shadow of the Vampire (2000) -- The filming of Nosferatu is hampered by the fact that the star is taking his role far more seriously than what seems humanly possible.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   16,955 votes
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Director:
E. Elias Merhige
Writer:
Steven Katz (written by)
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Release Date:
26 January 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror more
Tagline:
An Unspeakable Horror. A Creative Genius. Captured For Eternity.
Plot:
The filming of Nosferatu is hampered by the fact that the star is taking his role far more seriously than what seems humanly possible. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations more
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(17 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Malkovich ... Murnau

Willem Dafoe ... Schreck

Udo Kier ... Grau

Cary Elwes ... Wagner

Catherine McCormack ... Greta

Eddie Izzard ... Gustav
Aden Gillett ... Galeen
Nicholas Elliott ... Paul (as Nicholas Elliot)

Ronan Vibert ... Muller
Sophie Langevin ... Elke
Myriam Muller ... Maria

Milos Hlavac ... Innkeeper (as Milos Hlavak)
Marja-Leena Junker ... Innkeeper's Wife

Derek Kueter ... Reporter 1
Norman Golightly ... Reporter 2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Burned to Light (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality, drug content, violence and language.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK | USA | Luxembourg
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital
Company:
Saturn Films more

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Trivia:
Udo Kier, who appears as Albin Grau, played the Count himself in Dracula cerca sangue di vergine... e morì di sete!!! (1974) (a.k.a. Blood for Dracula) and Vampire Elder Dragonetti in Blade (1998) more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Wagner first arrives by plane he moves his goggles from his eyes,the camera changes shot and he moves his goggles again. more
Quotes:
Greta Schroder: Hey, who died? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Eisai to tairi mou: (#1.2)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
The Flying Dutchman Overture more

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24 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Great Performances in a Good Movie, 29 April 2001
7/10

The premise of "Shadow of a Vampire" is simple, what if Max Schreck was really a vampire posing as an actor playing a vampire in the Murnau's masterpiece, "Nosferatu?" Well, the result is both slightly scary and pretty funny. Director E. Elias Merhige and writer Steven Katz create a fairly creepy mood, and inhabit the picture with some real interesting characters.

John Malkovich plays famous silent film director F.W. Murnau. This is perhaps the funniest performance of the bunch, especially when he is giving audible instructions to the "actors" while the camera is rolling. Then, there is Willem Dafoe who plays Max Schreck/ the vampire. It is incredibly fun to watch an almost unrecognizable Dafoe play this oddball, Max Schreck. Unfortunately for Murnau, Schreck starts doing what vampires tend to do... bite people. The original photographer dies along with a few others at the mouth of Schreck. After seeing this movie, it is quite easy to see why Dafoe was nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars. His performance is worth the price of admission.

This is a film which is hard to classify, sense it is a fictional account of an actual film with real people. Yet this horror-comedy does have its moments of wonderful macabre humor along with great performances to help make it an enjoyable movie. A 7 out of 10. I highly recommend watching this as part of a double feature. First, watch Murnau's original 1922 masterpiece, "Nosferatu", then watch "Shadow of a Vampire." You will appreciate "Shadow of a Vampire" a lot more (or maybe vice versa).

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