Best Films - 1922
by Andre Soares
Ok, so Max Schreck (literally, Max Fright) was not romantic leading man material, but he did quite well for himself as the creepiest, most horrific vampire of them all, Nosferatu. Those who think of director F.W. Murnau as the creator of film poetry in pictures such as Sunrise and Taboo should realize that Murnau was equally adept at creating sheer film horror. No other vampire movie is as eerie as Nosferatu the Vampire. Max Schreck’s ratman-like presence, of course, is an enormous help.
FILM
Monte Cristo
Moran of the Lady Letty
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens / Nosferatu the Vampire
The Prisoner of Zenda
DIRECTOR
Frank Borzage (Back Pay)
Rex Ingram (The Prisoner of Zenda)
George Melford (Moran of the Lady Letty)
F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu the Vampire)
ACTOR
John Gilbert (Monte Cristo)
Max Schreck (Nosferatu the Vampire)
ACTRESS
Seena Owen (Back Pay)
Alice Terry (The Prisoner of Zenda)
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Edeson (The Prisoner of Zenda)
Alexander Granach (Nosferatu the Vampire)
Ramon Novarro (The Prisoner of Zenda)
SCREENPLAY
Henrik Galeen (Nosferatu the Vampire)
Bernard McConville (Monte Cristo)
Mary O’Hara (The Prisoner of Zenda)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carl Hoffman, Gunther Rittau & Walter Ruttman (Die Niebelungen - Siegfrieds Tod / Siegfried’s Death)
Chester Lyons (Back Pay)
William Marshall (Moran of the Lady Letty)
A.G. Penrod (Down to the Sea in Ships)
John F. Seitz (The Prisoner of Zenda)
Fritz Arno Wagner (Nosferatu the Vampire)
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