SILVER

[NOSFERATU, EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS]

Casting a long and terrifying shadow over the genre, German silent film master F. W. Murnau's uncredited appropriation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" set the standard for all vampire flicks to come. Max Schreck's monstrous Count Orlok is singularly frightening, repulsive and beastly, where Bela Lugosi was courtly and Christopher Lee seductive. DIR F. W. Murnau; SCR Henrik Galeen, from the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker; PROD Enrico Dieckmann, Albin Grau. Germany, 1922, b&w/hand-tinted color, 85 min. Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED

No AFI Member passes accepted.

About Hesperus
Led by composer Tina Chancey, Hesperus brings history alive with silent movie scores, cultural fusions and single-genre early music programs. Whatever the genre, Hesperus performs with creative energy, technical assurance and a sense of fun. Hesperus.org.

Find more seasonal horror films in our Halloween on Screen series.