The Horror Films of F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Phantom, The Haunted Castle and Faust)

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From Nosferatu to Faust, Dark Corners classics take an in-depth look at the silent horror films of F. W. Murnau.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was one of the most talented directors of the 1920s, and a key figure in the movement known as German Expressionism. Expressionist cinema produced such films as Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and The Golem, and started the careers of men like Fritz Lang and Conrad Veidt. It was an influence on the Lon Chaney films made by Tod Browning, on Universal’s Frankenstein, and on Film Noir. Its imagery has stood the test of time, and perhaps the most iconic film to come from the movement is Murnau’s Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror. Adapted (without permission) from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and starring Max Shreck as Count Orlok, the film almost perished following a lawsuit, and is now recognised as a horror classic, and the most influential vampire film ever made. But this was not the only horror movie made by the director. Starting with lost films like Satanas and Der Januskopf (based on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), via psychological horrors The Haunted Castle and Phantom, we chart Murnau’s journey as a horror film director, paving the way to his epic, Faust.
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DARK CORNERS OF THIS SICK WORLD: Nosferatu and the horror films of F.W. Murnau

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@dalebaker9109 Жыл бұрын

These films are a century old, and have never lost their ability to amaze thrill and entertain. Film magic caught forever. An astounding video, of rare quality.

@Always-fd7pk 4 жыл бұрын

It amuses me to no end that the actor playing Nosferatu is named Max Schreck. "Schreck" means "fright" in German XD

@twikirobot6897 4 жыл бұрын

Maximum Fright !

@CrossCuntryFranco 4 жыл бұрын

@@twikirobot6897 Max, in this case, is short for "Maximilian", so Maximilian the Scary Dude.

@robertmusacchio9409 4 жыл бұрын

I believe it was an alias chosen specifically for the film. At least that was what I was taught back in the '60's at Hunter College (of New York City University) in their first ever film history course.

@Always-fd7pk 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertmusacchio9409 As far as I know it was his actual name (Maximilian Schreck). Greetings from Germany :)

@rufust.firefly2474 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertmusacchio9409 no it wasn't, as it has been shown that Max Schreck had a career before and after the film Nosferatu.

@QueenOfTheNorth65 8 ай бұрын

The scene in “Faust” where Mephisto rises over the village, his cape blotting out everything, is still jaw-dropping to this day. I get chills every time I see it.

@jpstudios-11 5 жыл бұрын

Wait, if that was you on the phone and the bus, then who was flickering the lights? *Lights flicker* Everyone: Nosferatu!

@thedailydanblog247 3 жыл бұрын

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@MattHawes 5 жыл бұрын

I often point out to people I discuss such things with, that while I respect the need for copyright laws, "Nosferatu" is a perfect example of how overzealously protecting a copyright could have (and legally would have) robbed society of a great piece of cinema and art. I also note that there are those people in the film industry who rightfully revere the film but also talk about stringently protecting copyrights at all costs and don't realize that the fact they can watch this film at all in this day and age is due, in effect, to video piracy. Technically, it is illegal for it to exist. Copyrights are meant to be about ownership and fairness, but taken to extremes, it can ironically rob the culture.

@lordoshower3478 5 жыл бұрын

MattHawes I see your point, but the fact that Nosferatu is a classic due to the direction doesn’t take away the fact that story wise it’s pretty close to Stoker’s work. If someone copied my work to this extent without renumeration, I would’ve done something as well. Maybe try to reach a compromise rather than demand all prints destroyed though.

@MattHawes 5 жыл бұрын

@@lordoshower3478 Oh, I am not arguing against copyright protections, but rather the extreme lengths such laws can go to, and the inflexibility of the law or the copyright holders in such instances. It's very much a gray area, or should be.

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

@@MattHawes Prana films who produced Nosferatu are definitely in the wrong, but the court ordering the negatives to be destroyed seems a harsh judgement - destroying one piece of art doesn't defend the other. Really they should have demanded royalties for the Stoker estate.

@MattHawes 5 жыл бұрын

@@robinbailes5236 I agree. Thanks for the response.

@kirkscobey3031 4 жыл бұрын

MattHawes don't tell that to my eighth grade English teacher. Some 38 years ago he made me love this movie

@micshork 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I consider Orlok his own character. He possesses many abilities the original Dracula did no possess, such as Telekinesis, but is also more Demonic than Human like a Vampire would appear to imitate. His Sharp Incisors instead of fangs and Claws instead of Nails, he is a very unique character, especially since the Original Dracula, as well as Carmilla, could walk in the sunlight while the Sun was deadly to Orlok. Orlok is more of a Demon than a traditional Vampire.

@jlovebirch 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent mini-docu, well-researched, flawlessly written. Please do more like this one. How awful that so many under-30s won't even watch a B&W film, let alone a silent one.

@DarkCornersReviews 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@starmnsixty1209 Жыл бұрын

Great point, if an unfortunate one.

@Rynewulf Жыл бұрын

Heck any film made before the early 2000s is judged as "too old" by many

@gail9566 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching The Blue Angel (1930) and was brought here by Google. I'm a devotee of horror and welcome this information.

@xPvtMurphyx 5 жыл бұрын

It's so important to have someone with both appreciation and understanding point out what makes a piece of art special. Nosferatu is obviously iconic and retains a creepy quality even today but without context can come across as corny. I've always liked Nosferatu but hadn't put together before your video that the vampyr is an expressionist style element invading an otherwise naturalistic film, just as the strange, supernatural foreigner is invading London in the novel. This and your explanation of the film's structure has given me a far greater appreciation of Nosferatu. Thanks for making this amazing video!

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! It's been really rewarding taking a closer look at the films and trying to figure out how it works.

@wailukustrider222 5 жыл бұрын

This channel is becoming the best horror movie review site on KZfaq... Great job....

@spikezephaniah9295 5 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly concur!

@yohannbiimu 4 жыл бұрын

I actually grieve the fact that Murnau died so early in life, much like other great artists like Mozart, Beethoven (if only for a year or two longer), and Schubert. His films were so emotionally impactful and I just have to wonder how he would have crafted something that contained dialogue.

@DistractedGlobeGuy Жыл бұрын

On the other hand, maybe it's for the best that he didn't end up having to make all his future films under Gœbbels and Riefenstahl before ending up in a prison with a purple triangle sewn onto his uniform.

@yohannbiimu Жыл бұрын

@@DistractedGlobeGuy He had moved to America and lived there for around four years prior to his untimely death. Like director Ernst Lubitsch and actor Conrad Veigt, who also moved to America in the 1920s, F. W. Murnau wasn't under any obligation to move back to Germany, especially if he felt that they'd be in physical danger from the Nazis. Lots of German and Jewish European actors and other film-industry people swarmed to America to escape from Nazi tyranny. So, there's no reason to feel like his death was something fortunate because he would have otherwise suffered under Nazi rule. He could have lived an otherwise healthy and successful life away from Hitler and his goons.

@henrybrennan9522 5 жыл бұрын

This is an exceptional retrospective. But, then again, it's what I have come to expect from your efforts. Not only are these longer presentations filled with extraordinary in-depth information, they also present exceptional insight into the motivations of those involved with these various film productions. To wit, I can only say; "Well done, gentlemen". Your work serves to seriously enhance our enjoyment of these film masterpieces.

@Jellyvibe 5 жыл бұрын

I nominate this video for an award.

@grimesdaughter9042 9 ай бұрын

Which award? "All of them!" 😊

@davidleblanc5271 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched this movie multiple times and still love it thank God that some of the copies survived destruction (truly an un-dead film) from an upset widow Ms. Stoker who had the copyright association order the film destroyed

@Jay-ln1co 4 жыл бұрын

"This film is no longer available due to a copyright claim by the Stoker family."

@linusfotograf 4 жыл бұрын

Get the blu-ray

@RavenHouseMystery 5 жыл бұрын

An amazing tribute to F.W. Murnau. Robin's narration is very good and the amount of research that you guys must have done definitely shows in the final product. It's too bad that so many of Murnau's films have been lost, but we can at least enjoy the ones that were saved.

@sphereofsepsis4654 3 жыл бұрын

Murnau's "Nosferatu" as well as Lang's "Der müde Tod" introduced me to the work of Fritz Arno Wagner, who by the way died during work in my hometown. Wagner has been a genius and I wonder if a film like "Nosferatu" would have been as brillant as it became without him. His camera work at films like "Nosferatu", "Der müde Tod" and also Lang's "M" is pure piece of art.

@davidaston5773 Жыл бұрын

@Dark Corners Reviews THANK YOU so much for all the superb videos you've made. They have a enchanting depth of passion. Because of you, and many others, new people are being educated and introduced to cinema treasures. The videos I've watched for the last few days are: Christopher Lee & Hammer, the Frankenstein series & Hammer, Lon Chaney Jr & the Wolfman films and finally, the Golem and of course, this video about Murnau's films. I still remember watching "Nosferatu" in the 80s, as a little boy, in the afternoon. My beloved Grandma said "That's a very scary film". She was born in 1907, so she would've been a young lady when it appeared on the silver screen. The films themselves, are priceless. The fact (as you said) 80% of films made before 1930 are gone forever IS simply heart breaking. Just IMAGINE what we could've learned about the films and the people who made them? As a Doctor Who fan, I am very aware of how episodes were junked or have been discovered in the most unlikely places. But of course, when something long lost IS found? It is both an eye opening experience as it is a great tribute to the amazing people who created the magic. Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year 2023, David

@ShadowsHeat 4 жыл бұрын

This channel is still so underrated

@gp365y 5 жыл бұрын

This review vid is simply amazing. Discovering Marnau has been a great joy. I'm a horror connoisseur but even 'Sunrise' blew me away.

@csgunnarsson 4 жыл бұрын

I was so engaged in this that I loudly clapped my hands while shouting "Bravo" at the end. Well done sir! This was a fantastic KZfaq experience for me!

@DarkCornersReviews 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

@TheTwick 5 жыл бұрын

Robin, this is wonderful. I know you spent a lot of time on this-it shows. Thank you for this ‘long form’ video, it was worth the wait.

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

It has been a long wait for this one - thanks for you patience. I'm really glad people have enjoyed it.

@RodM.Peters 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding documentary. Murnau was an artistic genius and this video is a more than fitting homage.

@kirkscobey3031 4 жыл бұрын

I had my then 12 year old son watch this a few years ago. It still plays hell on the imagination!! He didn't sleep that night!! Lol

@KR-mm4el 3 жыл бұрын

Thats rather irresponsible 🤓

@Borella309 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a tremendous, informative (and lovingly presented) mini-documentary!

@hakeemfullerton8645 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video like this on the horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"

@DarkCornersReviews 4 жыл бұрын

I think there is a good chance of this.

@cha5 4 жыл бұрын

Dark Corners Reviews I’d like that, Caligari is a film that I still find unnerving especially in it’s distorted perspective and use of shadows and angles.

@Bigbadwhitecracker 4 жыл бұрын

with the well it's not a remake but a companion piece "Dr. Caligari" from the early '90s.

@clockdva20 Жыл бұрын

I remember stumbling across the Salt storage warehouse in Lübeck in Northern Germany. We are yet to visit other location that were used but that build is used for one of the most famous images in an Horror film . As for Conrad Veidt he was an amazing actor who was fearless in the roles he played he played a Gay male in one German silent movie along with his now famed Horror roles and basically giving Batmans Joker his face. He was also also was a stauch anti Nazi to the point of taking on his wifes Jewish status and the risks that led to . He and his family moved to London were he was said to have given all his wealth to the UK war effort . He became a good friend of the next Horror legend and actor of Vampire Christpher Lee they played golf together whole Lee pick his brain for acting advice . He later moved to the USA we he made the Man who laugh ( the Joker look ) and moved from silent films into sound movies and helping with war effort before saddly dieing before he saw the Nazi's defeated or went onto a greater film roles. All these German films are great in one way or another and both the influence they left along with those escaped to tye USA and all went on to help create and develope the ways film were shot and made. Along with developing the whole Horror movie formate with the now classic Universal series of Horror movies. Even the master if suspence Alfred Hitchcock spent time in Germany at the UFA studio's and picked up many idea and methard he would later put to such good effects. These films are a gold mine for ideas many that challegen the polotics of the time through the medium of film.

@moserfugger6363 4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciated the comparison between NOSFERATU and FAUST. Never thought of it this way before. But it shows really well how unique both of these movies are, especially NOSFERATU. Greetings from Germany! :-)

@willhouse 5 жыл бұрын

"Sunrise" is a fascinating Murnau film, too. There's horror in it, certainly... but the supernatural lurks somewhere else, leaving its audience to ponder love and redemption rather than death and danger.

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite films of all time.

@habiibqawiy7884 4 жыл бұрын

Another good one is The Last Laugh (1924). I love most of Murnau though.

@theolamp5312 4 жыл бұрын

Nosferatu is probably the most artistic version of Dracula ever created. Unfortunately, Bram Stoker's widow sued and forced all prints to be destroyed. Luckily, a few prints survived, so we still have decent copies of this great film.

@Chameleon-wq4ul 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Hollywood films are nothing compared to this one.

@decomposingdave2902 11 ай бұрын

Yeah thank god too to be honest bram stokers family are just a bunch of petty little goblins trying to destroy all of the copies of the film because it’s slightly similar is just plain ridiculous

@guillaumebabey4484 4 жыл бұрын

Possibly the best of your video essays, as it unearths the hidden gems and themes of a director both internationally known and yet so mysterious. It was a great watch, truly.

@markrosato1352 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching your programs for a couple of years now and am very impressed with your historical retrospects. The Frankenstein Series, Lon Chaney, King Kong.....keep it up!

@DarkCornersReviews 5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, our next look at Horror will be Christopher Lee and Hammer's Dracula franchise.

@raminagrobis6112 2 жыл бұрын

I now know why Murnau's Faust is as celebrated as Nosferatu in cinema's history. And thanks to you, my friend, I know I MUST see Faust. Murnau's images are so powerful. I know Nosferatu by heart. It's time to chase after Faust. I hope it's not too hard to find....

@ExplorerofHorror 4 жыл бұрын

I love all the old expressionist films

@gejopohl5102 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best things I've ever seen and heard about those movies!

@drdarkeny Жыл бұрын

I always love the fight that Carl Freud, two time academy award winner, created the three camera film shoot used by I LOVE LUCY

@janetlieb2507 2 жыл бұрын

The sped up photography and negative shot ARE GENIUS!!!!!

@spikezephaniah9295 5 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful retrospective, perhaps your finest work to date. Given the scattered and incomplete nature of his back-catalogue, this really helped me to understand the journey of Murnau's work. I have loved Nosferatu for many years and now I know which other films to seek out, so thank you for that. No-one has used shadows like Murnau in nearly 100 years since. Personally, I think Orlok is the greatest cinematic vampire of all time, and not just for pre-dating most. Lugosi and Lee come close, but it's that sense of a monster straining to appear human that makes Orlok so compelling.

@ronbo11 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this excellent mini-doc. I've seen a couple of Murnau's films ("Nosferatu" and "Sunrise") and I want to see even more. Thanks for making this!

@h.calvert3165 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in awe of him! I get everything of his I can, & it has all been worth it. Sunrise is something to worship. 🎥

@Daniele-Manno 4 жыл бұрын

I highly suggest watching Faust!

@Rynewulf Жыл бұрын

Oh dang those background smiling actors in Faust look terrifying, those headwraps completely change the look of their faces

@BlackMoore82 6 ай бұрын

Happy birthday Mr. Murnau! My favorite films that Mr. Murnau made are The Haunted Castle (1921), Nosferatu (1922), The Last Laugh (1924), Faust (1926), and Sunrise (1927).

@tenhirankei 4 жыл бұрын

One thing I got from the film was that the location of Graf Orlock's castle seemed closer than that of Count Dracula's. Hutter packs his things in a couple bags that he carries over his shoulder and walks most of the distance when he's not on horseback. Then there's the final stretch of his journey from the village to the castle in Orlock's carriage.

@MatthieuVinel Жыл бұрын

Very nice documentary! Attention: the director of Caligari is Robert Wiene, not Weine.

@matthewahern9495 5 жыл бұрын

"The style suits the story" brilliantly put. This video is fantastic!! subscribed.

@Azzeyman25 4 жыл бұрын

Kubrick of the Silent Era

@bh8365 4 жыл бұрын

Dark Corners Reviews, I value this in depth study. Your short humorous reviews are so well thought out, written, produced and performed. Been watching for a while. Subscribed.

@markyoung7278 4 жыл бұрын

I have just discovered your channel. What a masterful retrospective. I enjoy watching the rest of your back catalogue and what is to come. Thank you for the efforts!

@Rivergames5 4 жыл бұрын

Really really enjoying your longer more in-depth videos of these wonderful movies!

@chucksims6265 9 ай бұрын

Just watched Nosferatu! Didn't realize the original was color graded, the one I watched was in a single color grade. I was really impressed with it, especially Shreck and Schröder's performances. Absolute classic!

@connorbrennan4233 5 жыл бұрын

It's great to finally see this. You guys did a fantastic job. This made me even more interested in Murnau than I was before. Nosferatu is one of my favorite films of all time, but his other work also looks brilliant, especially Faust.

@curtchiarelli8957 5 жыл бұрын

This brief documentary is an outstanding production. Well done on every level!

@thomassommerfeld8494 4 жыл бұрын

while every Horror movies tries to scare you Nosferatu sits in the back and says : hah... Noobs . I love this movie.

@BenSimpson1998 5 жыл бұрын

Only just got round to watching this now and it was well worth waiting for. As usual this is fantastically put together. Your passion and knowledge always shines in these specials and it’s fascinating to watch. Taught me a lot and shows there’s more to Murnau than just Nosferatu :)

@DLAbaoaqu 2 жыл бұрын

There was a 1930 edition of NOSFERATU, called THE TWELFTH HOUR, that added a bunch of stuff to it, changed the names, and gave it a happy ending, of all things. Apparently a copy is being held in France.

@ZLAKOZILLA 5 жыл бұрын

Great review :-) and you present new information and insights

@davidjones6470 4 жыл бұрын

Love this channel always good interesting things!

@stelladonaconfredobutler9459 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode. Well done!!!!!

@justwaiting5744 5 жыл бұрын

This was exquisite! Words can't describe how much I enjoyed it.

@jaemiBOONE 4 жыл бұрын

I happened to stumble upon this documentary quite accidentally, and I’m so glad I did! I’ve watched it probably four different times maybe even five... showing it to other people and I think it was very well done…it not only gave me an appreciation for Murnau the man and additionally his works, and of course Nosferatu (which I only decided to watch after seeing this documentary), but also an extreme appreciation for the evolution of film.. well done and good on ya!

@turntheblueiris4626 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Nosferatu with a live orchestra playing about 5 years ago. Amazing. This is a bitter/sweet video. I hate hearing about lost films, but a great deconstruction of this film in its era.

@EpicGamerWinXD69 2 жыл бұрын

6:08 - 6:13 "...but the film is lost anyway." I don't know why, but I always laugh the many, MANY times I've rewatched this Retrospective and here that line.

@glenmcculla6843 5 жыл бұрын

Sepulchral excellence, as per usual. Great vid, guys. This is up there with the Chaney retrospective. It's also reminded me that i've never seen 'Phantom'. I'll have to remedy that at some point.

@RX552VBK 3 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT review of one of my favorite filmmakers! Thank you!

@stephenkolarac5305 Жыл бұрын

I love all of your reviews and this is one of the most exceptional! Absolutely brilliant!!!

@fantaghiro1389 4 жыл бұрын

That video is diferent because instead of just goong trough the chronology of the films releases, you go back and forth telling a history about the rhymes in the visuals and the scrypts, linking them. I like it.

@SukieOOO 3 жыл бұрын

To me this is one of only films that genuinely scares me long after i watch it

@thejupiter2574 5 жыл бұрын

@Robin. WOW. This review was awesome. I love all the fun reviews on the B-movies with the dialog audio clips and scenes and your funny observations' great fun but this serious review just blew me away. I totally enjoyed the background information and all the history and in depth look at the movies , their comparisons and about the actors and film makers. You offered such great background information and history that totally held my interest which is rare for my attention span.

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

Great to know that we're doing good work on both sides of the channel. Thanks for watching.

@imawesomepersonDERP 6 ай бұрын

Amazing short documentary! I totally forgot I was subscribed to this channel and now, in my hour of need (i.e. when I have an analytical paper on Murnau’s Nosferatu due in 9 hours), you come to give me fresh inspiration. Thank you!

@theunwatchables6982 5 жыл бұрын

Every one of these types of videos are always amazing

@mstrsims2 Жыл бұрын

Terrific doco on Murnau. I am familiar with his work but this brings out many points I never noticed. Thank you.

@anthonyconigliaro9521 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information about one of my favorite films. I never really knew very much about Murnau's other work, and now I am eager to see them. Thank you for the excellent presentation.

@andrewthomas8888 3 жыл бұрын

Great Review!!!! Nosferatu is one of 2 silent horror movies that i enjoy to watch every halloween!!

@heikkijhautanen4576 3 жыл бұрын

A true artist and a visionary....

@waynecalhoun2802 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. You, my friend, are criminally underrated.

@OtakuHanzo 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video and very informative. Well done!

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@davefsmith6040 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely BRILLIANT !!! You guys are amazing !

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

We do our best. Thanks for watching.

@DarkEchoesHorror 11 ай бұрын

Great work here. Many thanks 😊

@FuckYouWhosNext 4 жыл бұрын

expert analysis! you make wonderful thought provoking documentaries! subscribed!

@kennylogan3090 5 жыл бұрын

This was so well researched and beautifully put together. As a lover of the silent era as well as horror films, I'm really impressed with this presentation. High art on KZfaq! ! Who would have believed it? Well done. 👍😎

@robinbailes5236 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It means a lot that silent film fans are enjoying it.

@leonaheraty3760 Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Keep up the great work. ☺

@sillypenta 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video; great stuff

@ivans.191 4 жыл бұрын

Been a fan of Nosferatu for 13 years. Still learned something new from this video. Thank you so much! I simply adore the horror classics. I even wrote a book about the history of horror cinema)

@lula7063 4 жыл бұрын

This video is a Godsend! I'm about to start studying German Expressionism at college and wow this has helped so much. Thank you for taking the time to make this video you don't even know how much this helped me out.

@DarkCornersReviews 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. If you have any questions, give us a shout and we will try to help.

@zejaguar 2 жыл бұрын

I have read about Germanies film break throughs but, I have only seen Nosferatu. Too bad so many of Murnau's films have been lost.That being said,the film Metropolis was missing scenes. A few years ago a complete version was found in Argentina.(?) Maybe some some missing films will be found? Great video.Educational too.

@darthprime4916 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks his was excellent. Very interesting. Awesome job. Been really enjoying these “history” videos. Lon Chaney, hammer Dracula, etc.. keep up the great work.

@venom7558 11 ай бұрын

I really loved this and appreciate the work you did...and continue to do in all your videos. Despite the film now being over 100 years old,Nosferatu's Count Orlock remains the creepiest and most chilling vampire ever put to screen.

@dimitri2576 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Loved it!

@AnomalyINC 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of visual storytelling, this was very inspiring to see!

@petersolomon5227 Жыл бұрын

A very fine overview of the most memorable and well known films of F W Murnau.

@scantronbeats 2 жыл бұрын

Nice overview and thanks!

@KCrouton 5 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video.

@Nono-hk3is 5 жыл бұрын

To be fair, we don't know that those are *not* the natural movements of a vampire.

@Kenro200x 4 жыл бұрын

I just ran into your channel and this was a great video! Subscribed!

@gilbertramirez6626 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful job. Thank you so much.

@MrSlitskirts 5 жыл бұрын

Great clip and subject, kind regards.

@mauriciomachado7929 10 ай бұрын

This was an excellent analysis. I'm generally not into horror movies, but Murnau is one of my favourite directors, and the way you brought attention to the details and the fineness of his genius is truly meritorious. Thank you for this.

@MrWorf35 3 жыл бұрын

An erudite analysis of a great director and his films. Thank you.

@halsinden 4 жыл бұрын

that was fantastic. well played, sir!

@BigCityPalooka 4 жыл бұрын

Well written, and thoughtful. Marvelous work.

@albowman5964 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is one of the most informative on you tube. You do a great job in every video. Murray was brilliant and his death, like Paul Leni's, was a major loss to film.