The originalNosferatualmost never existed due to a copyright issue.
The film was an illegaladaptation ofDracula, which was not public domain at the time in Germany.
However, the film was still made, despite the Bram Stoker Estate’s objections.
Unfortunately,the Bram Stoker Estate wouldn’t sell him the rights.
It would also be considered by some to be one ofthe bestDraculamovies, despite its legal troubles.
Along with bankrupting Grau’s production company, Prana Film,the judge ruled that all copies ofNosferatube destroyed.
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It would also receive multiple remakes.
Before Robert Eggers' 2024 remake,there was another 1979Nosferatumovie–Nosferatu the Vampyreby director Werner Herzog.
This film, while under a slightly different name, remade the infamous 1922 movie in 1979.
Nosferatu is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name from director F. W. Murnau. Robert Eggers is crafting his own version of the story for the reboot as writer and director, with Bill Skarsgård stepping into the shoes of Count Orlok. Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
45 years later, directorRobert Eggers wil try his hand atNosferatuwith much more easethan Albin Grau and company did.
Nowadays,Draculais not just public domain in the United States.
Nosferatu tells the tale of a young woman who falls victim to a vampire utterly infatuated with her.
