Nosferatu the Vampyre - BLU-RAY

Werner Herzog's moody reworking of F.W. Murnau's 1922 classic vampire film, InchNosferatu,Inch features an eerie title turn by Klaus Kinski as the bat-eared, undead count weary of his immortality. After trapping solicitor Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz) in his Transylvanian castle, Dracula travels to Germany, spreading plague in his wake, to claim Harker's beautiful wife Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) for himself. 107 min. Region Free

NOSFERATU - The first and quite possibly the greatest screen version of Dracula, NosferatuInch follows the story of a real estate agent who is sent to close a deal at the castle of a client residing in the wilds of Transylvania. The client, it turns out, is a nightmarish vampire who attacks the agent and then proceeds to spread horror and death throughout the land in his pursuit of his victim's innocent wife. Made without the consent of Bram Stoker's (the author of InchDraculaInch) estate, this legendary film was mired in litigation and, consequently, nearly lost forever. This is the Essex Films version, made from the original master print with original translations and titles by Bob Lee. It reverts the character names back to those in the novel and is supplemented with restored, archival footage. TERROR of DRACULA - back in the day when home video in any form was unheard of, a 10 year old monster movie fan's only means of owning his favorite films was to buy them on, well... film. In this case Standard 8mm. Sound? Forget about it! The back pages of InchFamous Monsters of Film LandInch magazine offered a treasure trove of of horror films, almost all edited down to ten or fifteen minute single reel versions. One especially intriguing title was this film, which I'd never heard of. But it was presented on not one, but two reels, a full half hour! The film arrived with the word InchNosferatuInch in parenthesis stamped under the title, but what did that mean? The encyclopedia was no help. It wasn't until the publication of the book, InchIn Search of DraculaInch that I would find out. Here is that very film presnted for your entertainmant. Digitally transerred from Standard 8mm film in high definition! Original music scores composed and performed by John Mucci!

The first on screen depiction of Dracula occurs in F. W. Murnau's horror classic Nosferatu! Real estate agent Jonathan Harker (Wangenheim), travels to Transylvania to visit a new client, Count Dracula (Schreck). Although the locals warn Harker away from Dracula's castle, the agent pursues the sale. Staying overnight, Harker feels an odd darkness in this castle, where the Count is oddly asleep during the daytime. After reading a book about vampires, Harker begins to suspect that the Count is really Nosferatu. Meanwhile, Dracula hides in a shipment of coffins and arrives in Wisbourg, Germany, to take ownership of his new home, across the way from Harker's home. As locals mysteriously die, town doctors diagnose a plague... but Harker suspects a more nefarious cause. He races home to save his town and most importantly save his wife, Nina (Schröder). New score composed and performed by pianist Keith Taylor.