F. W. Murnau, 1922. Unauthorised Dracula adaptation — the silent-cinema vampire foundation.
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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.