Nosferatu
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Nosferatu is a landmark 1922 German Expressionist silent horror film directed by F. W. Murnau, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential adaptations of the Dracula story.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nosferatu canonical | 2 |
| Nosferatu (1922 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8626712 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nosferatu Context triple: [Vatican list of important films, hasFilm, Nosferatu]
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A.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre is Werner Herzog’s 1979 atmospheric horror film that reimagines F.W. Murnau’s silent classic, starring Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula.
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B.
Dracula (1931 film)
Dracula (1931 film) is a classic American horror movie starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, widely regarded as the definitive early sound-era adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel and a cornerstone of Universal’s monster film legacy.
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C.
Dracula (1979 film)
Dracula (1979 film) is a gothic horror movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, best known for Frank Langella’s charismatic and romantic portrayal of Count Dracula.
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D.
Dracula
Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
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E.
Horror of Dracula
Horror of Dracula is a 1958 British gothic horror film from Hammer Film Productions, renowned for its vivid color, atmospheric style, and Christopher Lee’s iconic portrayal of Count Dracula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nosferatu Target entity description: Nosferatu is a landmark 1922 German Expressionist silent horror film directed by F. W. Murnau, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential adaptations of the Dracula story.
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A.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre is Werner Herzog’s 1979 atmospheric horror film that reimagines F.W. Murnau’s silent classic, starring Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula.
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B.
Dracula (1931 film)
Dracula (1931 film) is a classic American horror movie starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, widely regarded as the definitive early sound-era adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel and a cornerstone of Universal’s monster film legacy.
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C.
Dracula (1979 film)
Dracula (1979 film) is a gothic horror movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, best known for Frank Langella’s charismatic and romantic portrayal of Count Dracula.
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D.
Dracula
Dracula is Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic horror novel that introduced the iconic vampire Count Dracula and helped define modern vampire fiction.
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E.
Horror of Dracula
Horror of Dracula is a 1958 British gothic horror film from Hammer Film Productions, renowned for its vivid color, atmospheric style, and Christopher Lee’s iconic portrayal of Count Dracula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Expressionist film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Count Orlok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Hutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Fritz Arno Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | F. W. Murnau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Film Arts Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | F. W. Murnau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Weimar Republic cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist
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horror ⓘ silent horror ⓘ |
| hasFilmLocation |
Lübeck
NERFINISHED
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Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wismar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dracula (1931 film)
NERFINISHED
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vampire film genre ⓘ |
| isAnAdaptationOf | Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUnofficialAdaptationOf | Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssues | subject of copyright lawsuit by Bram Stoker's estate ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans Erdmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early adaptation of Dracula story
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influence on vampire cinema ⓘ use of German Expressionist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| portrays |
plague
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vampire ⓘ |
| producer |
Albin Grau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enrico Dieckmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Prana Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1922-03-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Henrik Galeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Transylvania
NERFINISHED
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Wisborg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| starred |
Alexander Granach
NERFINISHED
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Greta Schröder NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustav von Wangenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Schreck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Nosferatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nosferatu Description of subject: Nosferatu is a landmark 1922 German Expressionist silent horror film directed by F. W. Murnau, renowned as one of the earliest and most influential adaptations of the Dracula story.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Silent film
this entity surface form:
Nosferatu (1922 film)