The vampire rising from a coffin in Nosferatu
One of the scariest scenes from Nosferatu. The vampire (portrayed by Max Schreck) rises ominously from a coffin on a ship and terrifies a crewman.
Prana Film/Internet Moving Images Archive (at archive.org)
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.Video clips from Winsor McCay's Gertie on Tour (1921).
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Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)William Shakespeare's Othello is discussed by the cast and crew of a Folger Shakespeare Library production of the play.
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Prana Film/Internet Moving Images Archive (at archive.org)The montage, switching between Ellen at home in Germany and her husband, Hutter, in Transylvania, draws a connection between Ellen's illness and the ensuing conflict between Hutter and the vampire. Nosferatu is one of the first films to use montage techniques in this manner.
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Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library; CC-BY-SA 4.0 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)A brief discussion of the King James Bible's influence on English literature.
