Shadow of the Vampire

2000 film by E. Elias Merhige

Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 independent period vampire Gothic mystery movie directed by E. Elias Merhige and written by Steven Katz. The movie stars John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe.

Shadow of the Vampire
Directed byE. Elias Merhige
Written bySteven Katz
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLou Bogue
Edited byChris Wyatt
Music byDan Jones
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 29 December 2000 (2000-12-29) (United States)
  • 2 February 2001 (2001-02-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Luxembourgish
Budget$8 million[2]
Box office$11.2 million[3]

It is a fictional version of the making of the classic vampire movie Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens, during which the movie crew begin to think their lead actor, Max Schreck, is a vampire.

References

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  1. "Shadow of the Vampire (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 31, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. "Shadow of the Vampire Box Office Data". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. "Shadow of the Vampire (2000)". Box Office Mojo. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2016.