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Actors: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangonheim, Greta Schroder, Alexander Granach, John Gottowt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Nosferatu |
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Real estate agent Thomas Hutter (von Wangonheim) journeys to Wisborg to settle a business deal with his eccentric client Count Orlok. Hutter is struck by the level of fear of his compatriots while staying at an inn before his meeting with the Count. He arrives by coach shaken by the journey, but even more startled by the appearance of his gaunt and feral looking host with long sharp fingernails, pointed ears, and a deathly white complexion. Hutter cuts his finger on his knife while eating supper in Orlok's castle. The Count moves hungrily to feast but is repulsed by the scream of Hutter's wife hundreds of miles away. Drinking the wine he falls under the Counts spell. He sees the strangest things occur at the castle including the Count asleep in a coffin in the cellar.
The Count leaves for Bremen and Hutter is at the mercy of Orlok's spell lacking the strength to leave. With Orlok aboard, the crew of the ship he is sailing on dies of plague and fright. Finally Hutter escapes to pursue the Count to Bremen. When the ghost ship lands the count runs off in the shape of a large dog/wolf. He returns and carries his own coffin off the ship under one arm! The Count is menacing Frau Hutter (Schroder), Thomas' wife Ellen, and bringing death and disease to the town. Orlok has enslaved Hutter's employer, a man named Knock. Knock is now insane and locked in an asylum. He escapes and totes the Counts coffin on his back. Professor Bulwer (Gottowt) is consulted and Ellen must lure the Count to his demise by exposure to the morning sun. The Count falls for the ruse and vanishes in a puff of smoke.
If the story line seems familiar that's because it is the 1922 German (unauthorized) version of Dracula by director FW Murnau, a little closer to Bram Stoker's story than the Browning/Lugosi film. Francis Ford Copula returned to most of the Stoker/Nosferatu storyline with his version in the 90's.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Nosferatu |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- hungry vampires
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- long lived adults
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
- fire/lightning/weather cntrl
- mind control
- super strength
- can fly
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- deluded
- wild
Hair color?
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker or wife
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample chest and buttocks (female)
Ethnicity
- German
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Earth setting:
- 19th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Mountains?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
- mental hospital
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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