Search - Nosferatu: The Vampyre/Phantom Der Nacht on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1979 DVD Release: 07/09/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, German Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Horror, Costume Horror, Gothic Film See Also: Nosferatu the Vampyre [Subtitled], Nosferatu the Vampyre

For Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of F.W. Murnau's classic 1922 silent horror-fest Nosferatu, star Klaus Kinski adopts the same makeup style used by Murnau's leading man Max Schreck. Yet in the Herzog version, the crucial difference is that Nosferatu becomes more and more decayed and desiccated as the film progresses. Essentially a retelling of Bram Stoker's -Dracula, Nosferatu the Vampyre traces the blood-sucking progress of the count as he takes over a small German village, then attempts to spread his influence and activities to the rest of the world. All that prevents Dracula from continuing his demonic practices is the self-sacrifice of Lucy Harker, played by Isabelle Adjani. Director Werner Herzog used the story to parallel the rise of Nazism. The film was lensed in the Dutch towns of Delft and Scheiberg. Nosferatu the Vampyre was filmed in both an English and a German-speaking version; the latter runs 11 minutes longer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Klaus Kinski - Count Dracula
Isabelle Adjani - Lucy Harker
Bruno Ganz - Jonathan Harker
Jacques Dufilho - Captain
Roland Topor - Renfield

The DVD of Werner Herzog's mesmerizing Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht presents the film in widescreen letterbox 1.85:1 format, with one side featuring the film in German with optional English subtitles, and the other featuring the film in English (the English version is about ten minutes shorter than the German). The DVD boasts Dolby Digital 5.1 (for the German version) and Dolby Surround 2.0 Mono (for the English version). The special features, which are all included on the German side of the disc, include two U.S. theatrical trailers and a Spanish trailer, as well as an audio commentary by Herzog as interviewed by Norman Hill. Also included is a 15-minute behind-the-scenes featurette. ~ Jose Promis, All Movie Guide