- chugs rodriguezNovember 27, 2025A great film. Absolutely amazing filmmaking, script and production values. Don't ruin the film by looking up the cast. Just watch it because you'll be absolutely amazed as who plays who in the film. Critically you need to watch Nosferatu (1922) for context and background. Pay attention to the end of Nosferatu because there are some super creepy things going on in that film that make a lot more sense when you watch Shadow of the Vampire.
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Shadow of the Vampire was released on August 30, 2000.
Shadow of the Vampire was directed by E. Elias Merhige.
Shadow of the Vampire has a runtime of 1h 31m.
Shadow of the Vampire was produced by Nicolas Cage, Jeff Levine.
Shadow of the Vampire is a film about the making of a German all time classic silent horror-movie from 1922 called Nosferatu-Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu-a Symphony of Horror). The production of Nosferatu had to deal with a lot of strange things (some crew members disappeared, some died). This movie focuses on the difficult relationship between Murnau, the director, and Schreck, the lead actor.
The key characters in Shadow of the Vampire are F. W. Murnau (John Malkovich), Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe), Albin Grau (Udo Kier).
Shadow of the Vampire is rated R.
Shadow of the Vampire is a Drama, Horror film.
Shadow of the Vampire has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Shadow of the Vampire had a budget of $8M.
Shadow of the Vampire has made $8.3M at the box office.