Max Schreck Articles
Max Schreck, NOSFERATU: Top Five Scariest Living Dead
Max Schreck, Nosferatu (1922) The Movies’ Top Five Scariest Living Dead Many consider F. W. Murnau's 1927 romantic melodrama Sunrise to be his masterpiece. As far as I'm concerned, nothing Murnau did that I've seen beats Nosferatu, thanks in large part to Herr Schreck, the movies' most un-debonair vampire. Werner Herzog's 1979 remake starring Klaus Kinski was stylish and visually engrossing, but it lacked the [...]
What Do Catherine Deneuve, Max Schreck, Robert Pattinson & Ingrid Pitt Have in Common?
Long before Robert Pattinson, Max Schreck made screaming teens scream louder What do Max Schreck, Catherine Deneuve, Lina Leandersson, and Robert Pattinson have in common? Well, for one thing, they are/were all human. Second: They are/were all actors. Third: They've all played movie vampires. Fourth: They've all been included in Mark Kermode's The Guardian list featuring the top ten movie vampires of all time. John [...]
Best Films – 1922: F. W. Murnau's NOSFERATU, John Gilbert, Seena Owen
Ok, so Max Schreck (literally, Max Fright) was not romantic leading man material, but he did quite well for himself as the creepiest 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 Tabu should realize that Murnau was equally adept at creating sheer horror. No other vampire movie I've [...]