Nosferatu the Vampyre (Blu-ray)
Werner Herzog’s stimulating take on the Dracula story starring Klaus Kinski, with echoes of Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu.
Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz, Downfall) lives with his wife, Lucy (Isabelle Adjani, La Reine Margot), in the idyllic town of Wismar where he works as an estate agent. In spite of grim omens, Harker ventures deep into the Carpathian Mountains to close a property deal with the strangest of clients, the sickly, tormented Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski, Aguirre, The Wrath of God).
Herzog’s masterful contribution to the vampire canon is both a tribute to the 1922 silent Nosferatu and a thoughtful chiller in its own right. Kinski’s exquisite performance, Herzog’s painterly images and Popul Vuh’s ethereal music combine to create one of horror cinema’s most hypnotic and seductive experiences.
Region B Blu-ray: Australian compatible
Special Features
- Newly remastered in 4K and presented in High Definition
- Includes both the German and English language versions of the film
- Audio commentary with Werner Herzog and critic Norman Hill
- Additional audio commentary with Werner Herzog and filmmaker Laurens Straub (in German with English subtitles)
- Introduction by Mark Kermode (2016, 3 mins)
- Contracting Vampirism: A Copyright History of Nosferatu (2025, 15 mins): a new video essay by filmmaker and photographer Nic Wassell
- Screen Talk: Werner Herzog (2016, 69 mins): Werner Herzog reflects on his career in this on-stage interview with broadcaster Francine Stock at the BFI London Film Festival
- Making of Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979, 13 mins): Herzog discusses the film and his philosophy of filmmaking alongside behind-the-scenes footage of the cast and crew
- Original theatrical trailer
- Stills gallery
- LPCM 1.0 mono audio (German and English)
- DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio (German version only)