Nosferatu: The First Vampire, released March 15, 1998, by Arrow Entertainment, is a remake of the classic horror picture Nosferatu. Writer and director Wayne Keeley

Wayne Keeley

Wayne J. Keeley is a practicing attorney, author, teacher, producer and director. He has produced, written and/or directed documentaries, commercials and educational programs.-Biography:...

 used David Carradine

David Carradine

David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...

 as the host and incorporated music from the gothic/metal band Type O Negative

Type O Negative

Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...

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Summary

F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker

Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...

's Dracula

Dracula

Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...

. It recounts the eternal battle between good and evil, love and hate, innocence and death. A young man must combat the devil incarnate in the form of the sinister Count Orlock, better known as Nosferatu-The Undead, in order to save his soul and the woman he loves