Murnau was a German Film Director of the silent era... He could have won an Academy Award in 1922 if they would have existed. He was one of the most influential directors but he died very young in 1931. In 1922 he realized the earliest screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula novel: Nosferatu. You also need to know that this adaptation caused a lot of problems because of the copyright. Bram Stoker's wife almost destroyed all copies because of copyright infringement. For that reason they couldn't use the word Vampire, and Count Dracula became Count Orlok. One of the main remarks about that amazing movie is how Murnau in early 20's used the light and darkness. Light, shadows and darkness were used to emphasize the effect of distortion of reality. Remember Count Orlok' shadow! Have a look!
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