Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
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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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... F. W. Murnau
... Max Schreck
... Albin Grau
... Fritz Arno Wagner
... Greta Schröder
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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
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Shadow of the Vampire
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
Cast & Crew of
Shadow of the Vampire
Cast
... F. W. Murnau
... Max Schreck
... Albin Grau
... Fritz Arno Wagner
... Greta Schröder
... Gustav von Wangenhein
... Henrik Galeen
... Paul
... Wolfgang Müller
... Elke
... Maria
... Innkeeper
... Innkeeper's Wife
... Reporter 1
... Reporter 2
... Reporter 3
... Drunken Woman
... Old Woman
... Murnau’s Crew
... Murnau’s Crew
... Murnau’s Crew
... Murnau's Crew
... Micheline (uncredited)
... Murnau's Crew (uncredited)
Crew
... Director
... Original Music Composer
... Editor
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Second Assistant Director
... Production Design
... Makeup Artist
... Propmaker
... Gaffer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Prosthetic Designer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Foley Editor
... Key Grip
... Makeup Designer
... Construction Coordinator
... Stunt Coordinator
... Location Manager
... Art Direction
... Prosthetic Makeup Artist
... Production Manager
... Best Boy Electric
... Best Boy Electric
... Choreographer
... Line Producer
... Casting
... Boom Operator
... Hairstylist
... First Assistant Director
... Tailor
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Post Production Supervisor
... Sound Effects Editor
... Still Photographer
... Prosthetic Designer
... Sound Recordist
... Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Hair Designer
... Costume Design
... Camera Operator
... Co-Producer
... Associate Producer
... Script Supervisor
... Associate Producer
... Co-Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Third Assistant Director
... Production Coordinator
... Production Secretary
... Location Assistant
... Location Assistant
... Focus Puller
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Focus Puller
... Clapper Loader
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Art Department Assistant
... Art Department Trainee
... Art Department Assistant
... Property Buyer
... Property Buyer
... Property Buyer
... Set Dresser
... Dressing Prop
... Dressing Prop
... Dressing Prop
... Construction Manager
... Painter
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Wardrobe Assistant
... Wardrobe Assistant
... Costume Assistant
... Costume Assistant
... Additional Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Gaffer
... Generator Operator
... Electrician
... Assistant Electrician
... Assistant Electrician
... Electrician
... Assistant Electrician
... Assistant Electrician
... Assistant Grip
... Assistant Grip
... Assistant Grip
... Special Effects Assistant
... Stunt Double
... Transportation Captain
... Casting
... Extras Casting
... Dialogue Editor
... ADR Editor
... Foley Recordist
... Foley Recordist
... Foley Artist
... Foley Artist
... Foley Artist
... Foley Artist
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Assistant Sound Editor
... ADR Recordist
... ADR Recordist
... Conductor
... Orchestrator
... Orchestrator
... Orchestrator
... Production Accountant
... Associate Editor
... Assistant Accountant
... Storyboard Artist
... Storyboard Artist
... Storyboard Artist
... First Assistant Director
... Casting Assistant
... Focus Puller
... Focus Puller
... Daily Wardrobe
... Daily Wardrobe
... Daily Wardrobe
... Daily Wardrobe
... Additional Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Additional Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Electrician
... Assistant Electrician
... Assistant Electrician
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Title Designer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Color Timer
... Color Grading
... Original Music Composer
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Thanks
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... Animal Wrangler
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