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The silent film, Nosferatu (1922), directed by F. W. Murnau, was for all intents and purposes, Dracula, but Bram Stoker's widow had not given Murnau permission to use her husband's book for the film. Murnau went ahead and made the film but he changed the names of the characters. The Dracula type vampire, Count Orlock, was played by Max Schreck, wearing the most grotesque make-up and looking truly horrible.

However, Florence Stoker did take legal action against Murnau and won. All copies of the films were ordered to be destroyed, but luckily for us, this didn't happen and the film has survived.

(There is an interesting film called Shadow of The Vampire (2000) which is supposed to be about the making of the 1922 Nosferatu film, and stars John Malkovich, and Willem Defoe as Max Schreck. The unlikely premise is that Schreck was a real vampire.)

Then in 1931, Universal Pictures made Dracula, directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi.

Nosferatu was remade in 1979 by Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinski. Highly atmospheric.

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The first Dracula movie was "Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror" (1922). It was made by the German Friedrich Willhelm Murnau. But Murnau had never asked Stoker's widow for permission, so that she took proceedings against him. The result was that every copy of the movie had to be destroyed. But luckily, one was abroad and ´survived´.

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Nosferatu (1922) directed by F.W. Murnau was based on Bram Stoker's novel. However, the filmmaker did not purchase the rights and the author's estate sued, blocking the release of the film for many years.

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The first Dracula film approved by the Bram Stoker estate was "Dracula" (1931). It stars Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan. A spanish version using hispanic actors was shot on the same sets at night.

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The first authorized film was "Dracula" (1931). Stars Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, Edward Van Sloan.

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The first film featuring Count Dracula was "Dracula" (1931).

The first film featuring a vampire was "Nosferatu" (1922). This was an unauthorized version of the Dracula novel.

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It was published May 1887.

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in 2000

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