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12/02/2024

02/01/2024

From our newly issued Catalog 81: NOSFERATU (1922).

Vintage borderless matte-finish reference photograph from the 1922 German silent film, showing actor Alexander Granach in costume as Knock. With the stamp of Primax Film to the verso and the logo of Prana Film to the bottom right corner of the recto.

Prana Film, a silent-era studio founded in 1921, declared bankruptcy shortly after completing “Nosferatu,” its only production. Any promotional material from the film is rare.

Based on Bram Stoker‘s 1897 novel “Dracula.” Director FW, Mirna’s expressionist masterpiece was an unauthorized and unofficial adaptation, one that was almost lost when Stoker’s widow sued for copyright infringement. The Berlin court ruled that all existing prints of the film were to be burned, destroying all but one copy which had thankfully already been distributed. The surviving print, duplicated many times over the ensuing years, grew in cult status, and is today considered one of the most influential silent releases of all time.

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Guess the movie, be a hero. Clue in tags.

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RIP David Soul

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To quote one of the comments in this post, “stupid and contagious.”

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I always said he looked better with a beard. Happy birthday to the master.

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You’ve come a long way baby.

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A fine weekend of shopping and camaraderie at

10/15/2022

Thank you for this.