Shadow of the Vampire is a film about the making of a German all time classic silent horrormovie from 1922 called NosferatuEine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatua Symphony of Horror). The production of Nosferatu had to deal with a lot of strange things (some crew members disappeared, some died). This movie focuses on the difficult relationship between Murnau, the director, and Schreck, the lead actor.