Review #245: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
This review was originally written in October 2022. Gabe's 100 Bucket List Horror Films Review #99: Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht (1979) So, this is the fourth adaptation of Dracula I've seen this month. I'm not going to lament that fact as much as I did for Horror of Dracula (despite that being a better film overall I was a lot less frustrated with having to watch this one) but I am going to compare it to 1922's Nosferatu, of which this is a direct (almost shot-for-shot) remake. Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht is a German film that follows Jonathan Harker, an estate agent, who travels to a remote part of Transylvania under orders to arrange a property deal with Count Dracula, who plans to move to Jonathan's town of Wismar. The locals warn him of the legends and superstitions that surround the count's castle, but he soldiers on and meets the bizarre, monstrous count. Once the deal has been made Dracula seemingly becomes infatuated with a cameo of Johnathan's w...