In this highly influential silent horror, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home. F.W. Murnau directs. Freely Adapted by Henrik Galeen; Based on the gothic horror novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. Producers: Enrico Dieckmann and Albin Grau.