The Game (1997)

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: Sep 12, 1997

Running Time: 128 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Anna Katarina, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire

director: David Fincher

The Game (1997)

A bored billionare philanthropist is given a birthday gift by his brother to make his life more interesting- a high-stakes game in which the rules remain a mystery. After receiving numerous clues and life-saving keys, he realizes that someone has made him the target of a detailed scam, completely draining his bank account in the process. When he begins to believe that "the game" ends when he is dead, he must do what he can to save his own life.

December 19, 2000

By any fair standard, this lushly produced film is a long, bumpy ride to a major letdown. It's the flashes of mind-twisting fun provided by Seven director David Fincher that make The Game worth playing. Michael Douglas gives an intricate, intensely involving performance as Nicholas Van Orton, a San Francisco investment banker who lives well by squeezing out anyone who threatens his profit margin. On Nicholas' 48th birthday, his ne'er-do-well brother, Conrad (Sean Penn), presents the grumpy…