Hear My Song (1992)

Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in "Nosferatu" (1922)

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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror." This 1922 classic of cinema based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (but with names changed) directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schrek in one of films most famous and frightening make-up jobs.

Rating: R

Release Date: Feb 1, 1992

Running Time: 113 mins.

Running Time: 104 mins. (video version)

Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Country Of Origin: Ireland

starring: Ned Beatty, Adrian Dunbar, Shirley Ann Field, Tara Fitzgerald, William Hootkins, Harold Berens, David McCallum, John Dair, Stephen Marcus, Britta Smith

director: Peter Chelsom, Peter Diamond

Inspired by the life story of American-Irish singer Joseph Locke, whose disappearance in the 1950s led to his identity being assumed by an imposter until Locke resurfaced 20 years later.

December 8, 2000

Ned Beatty won a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Irish tenor Josef Locke in this eager-to-please comedy. Beatty, who can be a vivid baddie (Network) or comic foil (Superman), has spent the last few years mired in movie crap (Switching Channels, Repossessed). So his finely shaded, deeply romantic performance as Locke is a unique and unexpected pleasure. Ditto the movie, which seemingly came out of nowhere.

Actually, the film is the brainchild of Peter Chelsom, a…