Nosferatu
“A symphony of horror.”
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.
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Cast
20 people
Max Schreck
Count Orlok
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Harding
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Ruth Landshoff
Ruth
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Professor Bulwer
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The Student of Prague
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A Ship Captain
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F. W. Murnau Director · Henrik Galeen Screenplay Bram Stoker Author
Worldwide gross $28K · United States release June 1, 1929 · Produced in Germany, Slovakia, Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$27,964
Production
Prana-Film
Production
Jofa Atelier
Production
Germany · Slovakia · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Denmark · February 16, 1922
Theatrical
Germany · March 4, 1922
Theatrical
United States · June 1, 1929
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · August 12, 1995
Physical · VHS
United States
October 22, 1997 · Physical · DVD
January 2, 2001 · Physical · DVD
September 24, 2002 · Physical · DVD
April 25, 2007 · Digital
November 20, 2007 · Physical · DVD
July 29, 2008 · Digital
November 21, 2009 · Limited theatrical · New York City Horror Film Festival
November 12, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray+DVD
October 23, 2014 · Digital
October 24, 2014 · Digital · iTunes
October 31, 2014 · Premiere · Savannah Film and Video Festival
February 22, 2022 · Digital
October 11, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
August 11, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
March 15, 1922 · Theatrical
January 31, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Canada
November 19, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
June 21, 2019 · Digital · bilibili
Czechia
January 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 18, 1922 · Theatrical
Finland
September 11, 1987 · Premiere · Helsinki Festival
France
September 10, 2009 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
December 11, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
March 4, 1922 · Premiere · Gala
June 23, 1969 · TV · 1965 Atlas Film Version
June 27, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
November 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 10, 1923 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 5, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release
Israel
December 6, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
September 24, 1962 · TV
February 8, 2016 · Limited theatrical
February 8, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
September 10, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Film Retrospective Fritz Lang and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Mexico
January 20, 1980 · Theatrical
February 27, 2006 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México
December 8, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
February 16, 1922 · Theatrical · The Hague
November 18, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 1, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Norway
January 17, 2008 · TV
February 17, 2008 · TV
Poland
August 6, 2022 · TV
Portugal
May 16, 1975 · Premiere · Porto
February 18, 1981 · Premiere · Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Spain
February 8, 1931 · Theatrical · Barcelona
November 23, 1931 · Theatrical · Madrid
March 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sombra - Festival de Cine Fantástico Europeo
Sweden
July 30, 1970 · TV
Taiwan
November 1, 2020 · Digital · HamiVideo
United Arab Emirates
November 26, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
December 16, 1928 · Premiere · London, rated A
October 10, 1973 · Theatrical · Rated A
October 25, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 18, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 23, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
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