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35 Days of Halloween: 'NOSFERATU' (1922)

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM

This silent film is the first feature adaptation of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula.'

35 Days of Halloween!

Here is a countdown of some of the most influential, terrifying, disgusting and entertaining horror films over the last 100 years.

No. 34: "Nosferatu" (1922)

Directed by F.W. Murnau, the first feature film adaptation of "Dracula" follows the evil Count Orlok (Max Schreck), as he unleashes his hideous vampire powers on his unsuspecting prey.

Co-starring: Greta Schröder, Gustav von Wangenheim, Georg H. Schnell and Gustav Botz.

Runtime: 81 minutes

Rated: Unrated

TRIVIA:

Although the characters have different names, "Nosferatu" is a direct ripoff of author Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula."

A vampire's weakness to sunlight appears for the first time in "Nosferatu" when the evil Count Orlok is vanquished at the film's conclusion.

All prints and negatives of the movie were ordered destroyed after the widow of Stoker won her lawsuit against the filmmakers. However, the film survived as it slowly began to surface in other countries.

"Nosferatu" was banned in Sweden, because of its violent content. In 1972, the ban was finally lifted.

Count Orlok aka Count Dracula only appears on screen for approximately nine minutes.

The actor who plays Count Orlok is named Max Schreck. The word Schreck means "fright" in German.

Check out original and restored versions of the movie below.