Nosferatu the Vampyre
“It is fear and fun. It is a scream of horror and a cry of delight. It is Nosferatu, the Vampyre.”
A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
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Cast
24 people
Klaus Kinski
Count Dracula
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Fitzcarraldo
Isabelle Adjani
Lucy Harker
Known for
Possession
The Perfect Couple
Bruno Ganz
Jonathan Harker
Known for
Downfall
The House That Jack Built
Roland Topor
Renfield
Known for
Sweet Movie
Walter Ladengast
Dr. Van Helsing
Known for
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Dan van Husen
Warden
Known for
Band of Brothers
Enemy at the Gates
Jan Groth
Harbormaster
Also in
Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Consequence
Carsten Bodinus
Schrader
No other roles listed
Martje Grohmann
Mina
Rijk de Gooyer
Town Official
Known for
Soldier of Orange
Ciske the Rat
Clemens Scheitz
Clerk
Known for
Stroszek
Heart of Glass
Lo van Hensbergen
Councilman
Also in
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)
Tijl Uilenspiegel
Werner Herzog Director · Bram Stoker Author Popol Vuh Composer
Budget $1.4M · United States release October 5, 1979 · Produced in Germany, France
Box office
Budget
$1,400,000
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
ZDF
Production
Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Nosferatu – Phantom der Nacht
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Polish · Romanian
Release dates
Canada · January 17, 1979
Theatrical
Germany · April 12, 1979
Theatrical
United States · October 5, 1979
Theatrical · New York
United States
October 1, 1979 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Brazil
October 12, 1979 · Theatrical
China
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
June 1, 1994 · Physical
Denmark
March 26, 1979 · Theatrical
Finland
January 17, 1979 · Limited theatrical
France
January 17, 1979 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 49385
Germany
February 25, 1979 · Premiere · (West Germany) Berlin International Film Festival
Italy
February 15, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 15, 1979 · Theatrical
August 1, 2010 · TV · Nederland 2
January 19, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Norway
January 17, 1979 · Limited theatrical
Spain
April 14, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 17, 1979 · Limited theatrical
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