Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film “Nosferatu.”

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Film Cast:

• F. W. Murnau: John Malkovich
• Max Schreck: Willem Dafoe
• Albin Grau: Udo Kier
• Fritz Arno Wagner: Cary Elwes
• Greta Schröder: Catherine McCormack
• Gustav von Wangenhein: Eddie Izzard
• Henrik Galeen: Aden Gillett
• Paul: Nicholas Elliott
• Wolfgang Müller: Ronan Vibert
• Elke: Sophie Langevin
• Maria: Myriam Muller
• Innkeeper: Miloš Hlaváč
• Innkeeper’s Wife: Marja-Leena Junker
• Reporter 1: Derek Kueter
• Reporter 2: Norman Golightly
• Drunken Woman: Sascha Ley
• Old Woman: Marie-Paule von Roesgen
• Murnau’s Crew: Orian Williams
• Micheline (uncredited): Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
• Murnau’s Crew (uncredited): Radica Jovicic

Film Crew:

• Director: E. Elias Merhige
• Screenplay: Steven Katz
• Original Music Composer: Dan Jones
• Editor: Chris Wyatt
• Producer: Nicolas Cage
• Producer: Jeff Levine
• Director of Photography: Lou Bogue
• Production Manager: Jean-Claude Schlim
• Casting: Carl Proctor
• Production Design: Assheton Gorton
• Art Direction: Chris Bradley
• Costume Design: Caroline de Vivaise
• Makeup Designer: Ann Buchanan
• Prosthetic Designer: Pauline Fowler
• Prosthetic Designer: Julian Murray
• Hairstylist: Katja Reinert-Alexis
• Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Amber Sibley
• Makeup Artist: Leendert van Nimwegen
• Post Production Supervisor: Stephen Barker
• First Assistant Director: Edward Brett
• Propmaker: Paul Biwer
• Construction Coordinator: Caryne Portevin
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael A. Carter
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Anthony Cleal
• ADR & Dubbing: James Feltham
• Foley Editor: Arthur Graley
• Supervising Sound Editor: Nigel Heath
• Sound Effects Editor: Julian Slater
• Boom Operator: Olivier Struye
• Sound Recordist: Carlo Thoss
• Stunt Coordinator: Rick Wiessenhaan
• Key Grip: Bernard Brégier
• Best Boy Electric: Emmanuel Frideritzi
• Still Photographer: Jean-Paul Kieffer
• Gaffer: Glen Parsons
• Best Boy Electric: Mark Stibbs
• Tailor: Christopher Prins
• Location Manager: Claude Ludovicy
• Choreographer: Francoise Van Den Bruck
• Camera Operator: Mike Fox
• Co-Producer: Richard Johns
• Second Assistant Director: Jamie Christopher

Movie Reviews:

• John Chard: Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can’t remember.
• F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn’t reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously?
• In some ways it’s a curate’s egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a lover of old classic film and have some knowledge of the source material at the film’s core. It’s a fabulous concept that the screenplay is based around, that the star of the film may actually be a real vampire, and the whole production is executed with consummate skill (Dafoe was deservedly Oscar nominated as were make-up artists Ann Buchanan & Amber Sibley). But come the end it fizzles out and proves to not have delivered on its devilishly intriguing premise. Fun, though, and tech credits all round keep one well involved. 6/10