NOSFERATU & PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1922, 1929)

Two classic horror movies on 1 DVD!

NOSFERATU (1922)

Wisbourg, Germany based estate agent Knock dispatches his associate, Hutter, to Count Orlok's castle in Transylvania as the Count wants to purchase an isolated house in Wisbourg. They plan on selling him the one across the way from Hutter's own home. Hutter leaves his innocent wife, Ellen, with some friends while he is away. Hutter's trek is an unusual one, with many locals not wanting to take him near the castle where strange events have been occurring. Once at the castle, Hutter does manage to sell the Count the house, but he also notices and feels unusual occurrences, primarily feeling like there is a dark shadow hanging over him, even in the daytime when the Count is unusually asleep. Hutter eventually sees the Count's sleeping chamber in a crypt, and based on a book he has recently read, believes the Count is really a vampire or Nosferatu. While Hutter is trapped in the castle, the Count, hiding in a shipment of coffins, makes his way to Wisbourg, causing death along his way, ...

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	F. W. Murnau
Produced by	Enrico Dieckmann Albin Grau
Screenplay by	Henrik Galeen
Based on	Dracula by Bram Stoker
Starring	Max Schreck Gustav von Wangenheim Greta Schröder Alexander Granach Ruth Landshoff Wolfgang Heinz
Music by	Hans Erdmann
Cinematography	Fritz Arno Wagner Günther Krampf
Production company	Prana Film
Distributed by	Film Arts Guild
Release date	4 March 1922 (Germany)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	Silent film German intertitles

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1929 reissue)

At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite in Faust) for unknown Christine Daae. Christine meets this phantom (a masked man) in the catacombs, where he lives. What's his goal ? What's his secret ?

The Phantom of the Opera
Original theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rupert Julian Uncredited: Lon Chaney Ernst Laemmle Edward Sedgwick
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Screenplay by	Uncredited: Walter Anthony Elliott J. Clawson Bernard McConville Frank M. McCormack Tom Reed Raymond L. Schrock Jasper Spearing Richard Wallace
Based on	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Starring	Lon Chaney Mary Philbin Norman Kerry Arthur Edmund Carewe Gibson Gowland
Music by	Gustav Hinrichs
Cinematography	Milton Bridenbecker Virgil Miller Charles Van Enger
Edited by	Edward Curtiss Maurice Pivar Gilmore Walker Lois Weber
Production company	Jewel Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 25, 1925
Running time	93 minutes (Sound reissue)
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles
Box office	$2 million

Nosferatu & The Phantom of the Opera