Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979 film directed by Werner Herzog
Movie film Q160259
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Summary

Nosferatu the Vampyre is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,686 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Werner Herzog[3]
  • Screenwriter: Werner Herzog[4]
  • Composer: Popol Vuh[5]
  • Genre: vampire film[6], drama film[7]
  • Based on: Nosferatu[8], Dracula[9]
  • Cast member: Klaus Kinski[10], Isabelle Adjani[11], Bruno Ganz[12], Roland Topor[13], Jacques Dufilho[14], Walter Ladengast[15], Rijk de Gooyer[16], Clemens Scheitz[17], Dan van Husen[18], Jan Groth[19], John Leddy[20], Lo van Hensbergen[21], Werner Herzog[22], Tim Beekman[23]
  • Producer: Daniel Toscan du Plantier[24]
  • Production company: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion[25], ZDF[26]
  • Director of photography: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[28], English[29], Romanian[30]
  • Commons category: Nosferatu the Vampyre[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[33], 94%[34], 79/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: France[37], Germany[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1979[39], April 12, 1979[40]
  • Characters: Jonathan Harker[41], Abraham Van Helsing[42], Renfield[43]
  • Narrative location: Transylvania[44], Wismar[45]
  • Filming location: Pernštejn Castle[46]
  • Main subject: vampire[47]
  • Film editor: Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus[48]
  • Title: Nosferatu – Phantom der Nacht[49]
  • MPA film rating: PG[50]
  • After a work by: Bram Stoker[51]
  • Different from: Nosferatu[52]

Why It Matters

Nosferatu the Vampyre has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The encyclopedia of fantasy id → nosferatu_the_vampyre
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18035
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  3. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 25553
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1979-04-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Werner Herzog
    Duration → {'amount': '+107'}, {'amount': '+96'}
    Mpa film rating → PG
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