Ran (2000)

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.

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Rating: R

Release Date: Aug 18, 2000

Running Time: 160 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Japanese

Country Of Origin: Japan

Country Of Origin: France

Country Of Origin: Sweden

starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Hitoshi Ueki, Jun Tazaki, Norio Matsui, Kenji Kodama, Toshiya Ito, Takashi Kato

director: Akira Kurosawa

A version of Shakespeare's "King Lear," set in feudal Japan where aging ruler Lord Hidetora instigates a power struggle amongst his three sons.

"King Lear" gets the samurai-epic treatment in Akira Kurosawa's stunning 1985 masterpiece.

Story

This reworking of Shakespeare's tragedy, set in 16th-century Japan, follows elderly warlord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai) after he unwisely divvies up his lands between his three warrior sons. When the two elder heirs trigger a family feud trying to succeed him as absolute ruler, a heartbroken Hidetora wanders the strife-torn country, slowly descending into madness himself.

Acting

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