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1922
Nosferatu
F. W. Murnau

1922 · Germany · Silent Shadows

Nosferatu (1922)

Directed by F. W. Murnau · Masters of Horror profile

An unauthorized Dracula with Max Schreck's rat-like Count Orlok. A court ordered prints destroyed; the film survived anyway.

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This film is in the U.S. public domain. Many restored copies are free to stream.

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