UK Import. 4K UHD disc is Region Free, should play on any 4K player.
Reconnecting German cinema with its Weimer forebears via Murnau’s iconic Nosferatu (1922), Herzog’s vampire film references its predecessor but has a distinctive temperament. Dracula, played by the stunning Klaus Kinski, is modelled on the monster of the earlier film, yet his obsession with Isabelle Adjani’s character of Lucy Harker reveals a certain pathos, even as his army of rats wreck plague and delirium on a prosperous small town.
Herzog's images and Popul Vuh's music combine to create a darkly hypnotic and seductive experience.
Extras
- TWO-DISC (4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY) COMBO PACK RELEASE
- 4K RESTORATION OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILM: GERMAN AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSIONS
- DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- Audio commentary with Werner Herzog and critic Norman Hill
- Additional German-language audio commentary with Werner Herzog and filmmaker Laurens Straub, with English subtitles
- Introduction by Mark Kermode (2016, 2 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
- Stills gallery
- Original theatrical trailer
- First pressing only: lllustrated booklet with archival essay by Laurie Johnson, 'Adventures on the set of Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre' by Beverly Walker, an original review by Tom Milne, notes on the special features and credits
