Nosferatu - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Nosferatu"
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
Timing:
1:29 (89 min)
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7.8/10
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Actors and characters
Georg H. Schnell
Character Harding
Ruth Landshoff
Character Ruth
Gustav Botz
Character Professor Sievers
John Gottowt
Character Professor Bulwer
Max Nemetz
Character A Ship Captain
Wolfgang Heinz
Character Sailor 1
Albert Venohr
Character Sailor 2
Eric van Viele
Character Sailor (uncredited)
Karl Etlinger
Character Sailor / Inspector at the Quay (uncredited)
Guido Herzfeld
Character Host (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Character Magistrate (uncredited)
Josef Sareny
Character Head Coachman (uncredited)
Fanny Schreck
Character Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Hardy von Francois
Character Doctor in the Hospital (uncredited)
Heinrich Witte
Character Sailor / Warden in the Madhouse (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was banned in Sweden until 1972.
- The film's prints and negatives were destroyed as a result of a lawsuit initiated by Bram Stoker's widow. However, copies were later found in other countries, and the film was saved.
- Murnau used an interesting and previously unused cinematic technique to create a mystical atmosphere: in the scene where the hellish carriage carries Hutter to the castle, a night forest is shown in negative (white trees) in one shot, but the carriage and horses remain dark. In fact, the entire scene was filmed in negative, but the carriage and horses were draped in white cloths.
- To enhance the 'deadness' of his character, Max Schreck did not blink once on camera.
- Many night scenes were shot during the day, and this was visible even on black and white film. The flaw was later corrected by applying a blue filter to the night shots.
- Out of 94 minutes of screen time, only 9 minutes are actually devoted to Nosferatu.
- The cities of Wismar, Lübeck, and Rostock are shown at the beginning and end of the film. The High Tatras and the Vah River can also be seen in individual scenes.
- Transylvania, the habitat of Count Orlok, was filmed in Slovakia. Orava Castle (in northern Slovakia) was used as the vampire's castle during filming.
- The plot motif of a vampire dying from sunlight was first used in 'Nosferatu'.
- Many night scenes were filmed during the day, and this was visible even on black and white film. This was later corrected by applying a blue filter to the night shots.
- ’Nosferatu’ was the first film to use the plot device of a vampire dying from sunlight.
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