Count Orlok
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Count Orlok (German: Graf Orlok; Romanian: Contele Orlok), commonly but erroneously known as Nosferatu,[1] is a fictional character who appears in the silent film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) and in its remake Nosferatu (2024), which is based on Bram Stoker's character Count Dracula.[2][3]
Count Orlok | |
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First appearance | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) |
Created by | F. W. Murnau |
Based on | Count Dracula by Bram Stoker |
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Aliases | The Bird of Death Nosferatu |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Romanian |
The 1922 film is an unauthorized and unofficial adaptation of the novel Dracula. Character names were changed, including changing Count Dracula's name to Count Orlok, in an attempt to avoid accusations of copyright infringement. However, the original intertitles explicitly state that the film is based on Stoker's novel. In the 2024 remake film, the names from the 1922 film are maintained.