Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

Infobox Film

director = Augusto Caminito
producer = Carlo Alberto Alfieri
Augusto Caminito
writer = Alberto Alfieri
Augusto Caminito
Leandro Lucchetti
Pasquale Squitieri
starring = Klaus Kinski
Christopher Plummer
Donald Pleasence
music = Luigi Ceccarelli
Vangelis
cinematography = Tonino Nardi
editing = Claudio M. Cutry
distributor =
released = 1988 (Italy)
runtime = 97 min.
country = Italy
language =
budget =
amg_id = 1:119751
imdb_id = 0091651

Nosferatu a Venezia, also known as Vampires in Venice, is an Italian horror film released in 1988 and directed by Augusto Caminito, starring Klaus Kinski, Christopher Plummer and Donald Pleasence.

Production

Director-producer Caminito had intended to produce a legitimate sequel to Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre", with Kinski reprising his role. However the actor refused to shave his head and don his make-up again. In this film, Kinski sports long blond hair. The vampire character here is simply called "Nosferatu" (and not Dracula or Count Orlok). Nosferatu is an almighty and indestructible lord of the undead who wishes his immortal life to end but can only die if a virgin woman grants him her love. Christopher Plummer plays Paris Catalano, an ineffective vampire hunter.

The film had a troubled history, with several directors being fired and leaving the project, while Kinski's behavior on set caused many delays in shooting. Producer Caminito decided to direct the film himself when director Mario Caiano resigned after being insulted on the set by Kinski. It was claimed in Kinski's autobiography, "Kinski Uncut", that he ended up directing himself in certain scenes.The film proved unsuccessful at the Italian box-office and enjoyed limited release abroad.

Cast list

* Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu
* Christopher Plummer as Professor Paris Catalano
* Donald Pleasence as Don Alvise
* Barbara De Rossi as Helietta Canins
* Yorgo Voyagis as Dr. Barneval
* Anne Knecht as Maria Canins
* Elvire Audray as Uta Barneval

Trivia

* Donald Pleasance had previously played Dr. John Seward in "Dracula (1979 film)"
* Christopher Plummer later went on to play another Vampire Hunter, Abraham Van Helsing, in the film "Dracula 2000".

External links

* [http://www.moria.co.nz/horror/nosferatuinvenice.htm Online Review]
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