The actor who played Count Orlok in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu was really creepy and weird looking. So this movie decided to play with the idea of: what if the actor himself was actually a vampire, hired to give a believable performance of a vampire in a movie?
The movie stars Wilem Dafoe as Max Schreck and John Malkovich as the movie’s director, F. W. Murnau. Here’s a trailer. I can never find it streaming on any of the subscription services, but you can usually pay money to rent it on services like Prime Video if you want. It’s a fun movie.
I need to see this. Can’t believe nobody recommended it to me yet, I love high concept horror.
It’s worth hunting down. Malkovich & Defoe are great. Has a fun, campy vibe.
Oh man I forgot all about this movie, I really enjoyed it. Definitely gonna have to watch it again.