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that Nosferatu plagiarized Bram Stoker s book Dracula. Stoker s estate sued them and attempted to destroy all copies of the film, but at least one copy made its way to the US where Stoker s book had already become public domain. For this reason, it survived and circulated as a cult classic.

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Fun Fact: that Nosferatu plagiarized Bram Stoker’s book Dracula. Stoker’s estate sued them and attempted to destroy all copies of the film, but at least one copy made its way to the US where Stoker’s book had already become public domain. For this reason, it survived and circulated as a cult classic.

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