Shadow of the Vampire
An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.
2000 | 95m | English
Popularity: 33 (history)
| Director: | E. Elias Merhige |
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| Writer: | Steven Katz |
| Staring: |
| Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu." | |
| Release Date: | Aug 30, 2000 |
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| Director: | E. Elias Merhige |
| Writer: | Steven Katz |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror |
| Keywords | movie business, vampire, nosferatu |
| Production Companies | BBC Film, Saturn Films, Delux Productions, Film Fund Luxembourg, Long Shot Pictures, Pilgrim Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,279,017
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Malkovich | F. W. Murnau |
| Willem Dafoe | Max Schreck |
| Udo Kier | Albin Grau |
| Cary Elwes | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Catherine McCormack | Greta Schröder |
| Eddie Izzard | Gustav von Wangenhein |
| Aden Gillett | Henrik Galeen |
| Nicholas Elliott | Paul |
| Ronan Vibert | Wolfgang Müller |
| Sophie Langevin | Elke |
| Myriam Muller | Maria |
| Miloš Hlaváč | Innkeeper |
| Marja-Leena Junker | Innkeeper's Wife |
| Derek Kueter | Reporter 1 |
| Norman Golightly | Reporter 2 |
| Patrick Hastert | Reporter 3 |
| Sascha Ley | Drunken Woman |
| Marie-Paule von Roesgen | Old Woman |
| Jean-Claude Croes | Murnau’s Crew |
| Christophe Chrompin | Murnau’s Crew |
| Graham Johnston | Murnau’s Crew |
| Orian Williams | Murnau's Crew |
| Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė | Micheline (uncredited) |
| Radica Jovicic | Murnau's Crew (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Chris Bradley | Art Direction |
| Jean-Paul Kieffer | Still Photographer |
| Assheton Gorton | Production Design |
| Edward Brett | First Assistant Director |
| Mark Stibbs | Best Boy Electric |
| Christopher Prins | Tailor |
| Pauline Fowler | Prosthetic Designer |
| Ann Buchanan | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Leendert van Nimwegen | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Glen Parsons | Gaffer |
| Dan Jones | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer |
| Anthony Cleal | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Claude Ludovicy | Location Manager |
| Katja Reinert-Alexis | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Rick Wiessenhaan | Special Effects Coordinator, Stunt Coordinator |
| Bernard Brégier | Key Grip |
| Paul Biwer | Propmaker |
| Emmanuel Frideritzi | Best Boy Electric |
| Amber Sibley | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Olivier Struye | Boom Operator |
| Francoise Van Den Bruck | Choreographer |
| Carlo Thoss | Sound Recordist |
| Jamie Christopher | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael A. Carter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Julian Slater | Sound Effects Editor |
| Julian Murray | Prosthetic Designer |
| Nigel Heath | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jean-Claude Schlim | Production Manager, Line Producer |
| Carl Proctor | Casting |
| Caryne Portevin | Construction Coordinator |
| Lou Bogue | Director of Photography |
| Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Mike Fox | Camera Operator |
| Kirsten Garbade | Assistant Art Director |
| Christina Schaffer | Art Department Assistant |
| Fabrice Spelta | Art Department Trainee |
| E. Elias Merhige | Director |
| Steven Katz | Screenplay |
| Chris Wyatt | Editor |
| Caroline de Vivaise | Costume Design |
| Arthur Graley | Foley Editor |
| Danuta Skarszewska | Script Supervisor |
| Laurence Rexter-Baker | Third Assistant Director |
| Lydia Gonzalez | Production Coordinator |
| Sophie Van Neste | Production Secretary |
| Beatrice Pettovich | Location Assistant |
| Fredo Roeser | Location Assistant |
| David Tondeur | Focus Puller |
| Jako Raybaut | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Richard Bevan | Focus Puller |
| Graham Johnston | Clapper Loader |
| Rosie Hardwick | Assistant Art Director |
| Colin Gilder | Art Department Assistant |
| Jill Robertson Kibbey | Property Buyer |
| Betty Durst | Property Buyer |
| Otfried Suppin | Property Buyer |
| Véronique Souques | Set Dresser |
| Vincent Schilder | Dressing Prop |
| Dan Urbin | Dressing Prop |
| Tiffany Rodenfels | Dressing Prop |
| Nicholas de Maere | Construction Manager |
| Edouard Pallardy | Painter |
| Patricia Saalburg | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Françoise Meyer | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Aleksandra Valozic | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Stephanie Zawadzki | Costume Assistant |
| Isabelle Constantini | Costume Assistant |
| Marlyss Hupertz | Makeup Artist, Additional Hairstylist |
| Jack White | Gaffer, Generator Operator |
| Pierre Dermience | Electrician |
| Antoine Ducep | Assistant Electrician |
| Guillaume De Esteban | Assistant Electrician |
| Ernst Holtsch | Electrician |
| Armand Buchy | Assistant Electrician |
| Marco Decker | Assistant Electrician |
| Gérard Buffard | Assistant Grip |
| Pascal Delaunay | Assistant Grip |
| Marco Pierre Del Zotto | Assistant Grip |
| Philippe Lebreton | Special Effects Assistant |
| Nicolas de Pruyssenaere | Stunt Double |
| Christophe Galeota | Transportation Captain |
| Carrie O'Brien | Casting |
| Valérie Schiel | Extras Casting |
| James Feltham | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Ken Somerville | Foley Recordist |
| Oliver Tarney | Foley Recordist |
| Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Diane Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Lionel Selwyn | Foley Artist |
| Stan Fiferman | Foley Artist |
| Michael Fentum | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Scott Jones | ADR Recordist |
| Leon Minaff | ADR Recordist |
| Christopher Austin | Orchestrator, Conductor |
| Elizabeth Purnell | Orchestrator |
| Tony Coroon | Production Accountant |
| Milly Ellis | Associate Editor |
| Elizabeth Hurley | Assistant Accountant |
| W.D. Hogan | Storyboard Artist |
| Shino Arihara | Storyboard Artist |
| Allan Lane | Storyboard Artist |
| Lee Cleary | First Assistant Director |
| Radica Vujicin | Casting Assistant |
| Olivier Servais | Focus Puller |
| Marion Ray | Focus Puller |
| Virginie Gutmann | Daily Wardrobe |
| Fa Zorgui | Daily Wardrobe |
| Christine Archer | Daily Wardrobe |
| Nicole Meyrat | Daily Wardrobe |
| Emma Ginnett | Makeup Artist, Additional Hairstylist |
| Marie-Claire Junker | Makeup Artist, Additional Hairstylist |
| Jörg Fasi | Electrician |
| Max Jacoby | Assistant Electrician |
| Philippe Bigret | Assistant Electrician |
| Martin Bullard | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Charles Green | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Steve Boag | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| John Goodinson | Title Designer |
| Craig Chandler | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| John Heath | Color Grading, Color Timer |
| David Hutkin | Thanks |
| Lew Horwitz | Thanks |
| Brent Jack | Thanks |
| Dan Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Tom Ortenberg | Thanks |
| Mark Urman | Thanks |
| Howard E. Smith | Thanks |
| Jeff Sackman | Thanks |
| Marie-Claude Poulin | Thanks |
| Randy Manis | Thanks |
| Jonathan Levin | Thanks |
| Joseph Drake | Thanks |
| Christophe Thiry | Stand In |
| Willy Loedts | Animal Wrangler |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Johns | Co-Producer |
| Jeff Levine | Producer |
| Nicolas Cage | Producer |
| Norman Golightly | Associate Producer |
| Orian Williams | Associate Producer |
| Jimmy de Brabant | Co-Producer |
| Paul Brooks | Executive Producer |
| Alan Howden | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 598 | 737 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 760 | 816 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 433 | 758 |
John Chard
6.0
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 l ... over 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
May 16, 2024