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Nosferatu Director F.W. Murnau’s Head Stolen From His Grave (Video)
The head of German film director F.W. Murnau has reportedly been stolen from his grave in Berlin nearly eighty-five years after his death.
According to German website Bild (via i4u), authorities have yet to identify a motive or suspect in the grave robbing. Investigators believe the crime may have been ritual or occult-related, as wax residue was found at the site. However, conclusive evidence has not yet been discovered, and the act may have been committed as some sort of prank.
In addition to directing the 1922 horror classic Nosferatu, Murnau also made Sunrise, Faust, and The Last Laugh. While unauthorized, Nosferatu is considered the first adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. IGN named the film’s Count Orlok one of the most influential monsters in movie history.
“Max Schreck’s performance as Dracula analogue Orlok is eerie and iconic,” we wrote last year, “and accompanied by Murnau’s expressionist imagery, there isn’t another horror film of the era that has made an impact like Nosferatu.”
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