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Nicolas Cage
Producer -
Michael Fentum
Assistant Sound Editor -
Jamie Christopher
Second Assistant Director -
Lee Cleary
First Assistant Director -
Nigel Heath
Supervising Sound Editor -
Jeff Levine
Producer -
E. Elias Merhige
Director -
Jason Swanscott
Foley Artist
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John Chard 5/16/2024 3:22:11 PM
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
Willem Dafoe
Max SchreckJohn Malkovich
F. W. MurnauCary Elwes
Fritz Arno WagnerCatherine McCormack
Greta SchröderEddie Izzard
Gustav von WangenheinUdo Kier
Albin GrauIngeborga Dapkūnaitė
Micheline (uncredited)Aden Gillett
Henrik Galeen