Shadow Of The Vampire DVD Report

Shadow Of The Vampire explores the idea that the star of director FW Murnaus 1922 German expressionist horror film, Nosferatu, was an actual Vampire!

When the dictatorial Murnau (John Malkovich) sets about filming his monster masterpiece, he makes a Faustian deal and enlists the grotesque, reclusive Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) to play the rodentlike Count Orlok. Schreck proceeds to both horrify and fascinate the unwitting cast and crew - including producer Albin Grau (Udo Kier), actor Gustav von Wangenheim (Eddie Izzard), and actress Greta Schroeder (Catherine McCormack) - who, at first, believe Schreck is merely an eccentric actor. As the production continues, however, mysterious accidents and deaths begin to reveal why Schreck never gets any makeup.

Shadow Of The Vampire is a fantastic movie, its kinda like watching someone make a Blair Witch Project, but much better. I've seen this movie slated by some, but I thought it was great. Eddie Izzard was great and Willem Dafoe fantastic!

Here is the trailer...