Nosferatu (1979)

Werner Herzog''s Nosferatu – Phantom der Nacht (1979) is one of the masterpieces of the New German Cinema of the 1960s and 70s. Adapted from Bram Stoker''s Dracula, and mindful too of F. W. Murnau''s earlier German film version of that same novel, Herzog''s film is perhaps the most compelling screen treatment of the vampire myth.

In this comprehensive account of Nosferatu, S. S. Prawer begins with...