---
title: 'Nosferatu (1922)'
type: 'film'
director: 'F. W. Murnau'
released: '1922-02-17'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nosferatu-1922'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nosferatu (1922)

1922 · 94 min · Drama, Horror · Germany

Original title: Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens

## Synopsis

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is a 1922 silent German Expressionist vampire film directed by F. W. Murnau from a screenplay by Henrik Galeen. It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife of his estate agent and brings the plague to their town.

## Credits

- **Director:** [F. W. Murnau](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-w-murnau)
- **Screenplay:** [Henrik Galeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henrik-galeen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Erdmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-erdmann)
- **Producer:** [Albin Grau](https://cinepixo.com/people/albin-grau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fritz Arno Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-arno-wagner), [Günther Krampf](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-krampf)

## Cast

- [Fanny Schreck](https://cinepixo.com/people/fanny-schreck)
- [Loni Nest](https://cinepixo.com/people/loni-nest)
- [Alexander Granach](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-granach) as Knock
- [Max Schreck](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-schreck) as Count Orlok
- [John Gottowt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gottowt)
- [Heinrich Witte](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-witte)
- [Gustav Botz](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-botz)
- [Karl Etlinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-etlinger)
- [Gustav von Wangenheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-von-wangenheim) as Thomas Hutter
- [Max Nemetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-nemetz)
- [Greta Schröder](https://cinepixo.com/people/greta-schroder) as Ellen Hutter
- [Albert Venohr](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-venohr)
- [Guido Herzfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-herzfeld)
- [Ruth Landshoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-landshoff)
- [Georg H. Schnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-h-schnell)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/nosferatu-1922
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