Shadow of the Vampire
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Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shadow of the Vampire canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2013862 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shadow of the Vampire Context triple: [Willem Dafoe, notableWork, Shadow of the Vampire]
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A.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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B.
Vampire
"Vampire" is a famous 1895 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, depicting a woman with flowing red hair bending over a man's neck in a dark, intimate embrace.
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C.
The Castle Spectre
The Castle Spectre is a Gothic melodrama play by Matthew Gregory Lewis, first performed in 1797 and known for its supernatural themes and sensational stage effects.
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D.
Voices of the Night
Voices of the Night is an 1839 poetry collection by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that helped establish his reputation as a major American poet.
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E.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 gothic horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel, that follows a centuries-long story of immortal vampires and stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shadow of the Vampire Target entity description: Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
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A.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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B.
Vampire
"Vampire" is a famous 1895 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, depicting a woman with flowing red hair bending over a man's neck in a dark, intimate embrace.
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C.
The Castle Spectre
The Castle Spectre is a Gothic melodrama play by Matthew Gregory Lewis, first performed in 1797 and known for its supernatural themes and sensational stage effects.
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D.
Voices of the Night
Voices of the Night is an 1839 poetry collection by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that helped establish his reputation as a major American poet.
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E.
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire is a 1994 gothic horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel, that follows a centuries-long story of immortal vampires and stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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horror film ⓘ metafictional film ⓘ |
| basedOn | making of the film Nosferatu ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
ⓘ
linked to:
F. W. Murnau
Max Schreck ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lou Bogue ⓘ |
| composer | Dan Jones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | production of the 1922 film Nosferatu ⓘ |
| director | E. Elias Merhige ⓘ |
| distributor |
Lions Gate Films
ⓘ
linked to:
Lionsgate
|
| editor | Joel Zimmerman ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | uses silent-film style sequences ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
horror ⓘ metafiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blurred line between art and reality
ⓘ
exploitation in filmmaking ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
ⓘ
linked to:
F. W. Murnau
Max Schreck ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | fictionalized production of Nosferatu ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Makeup
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| nominee | Willem Dafoe ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotDetail | depicts Max Schreck as a real vampire hired to play Count Orlok ⓘ |
| portrays |
Cary Elwes as Fritz Arno Wagner
ⓘ
linked to:
Cary Elwes
Catherine McCormack as Greta Schröder ⓘ John Malkovich as F. W. Murnau ⓘ Udo Kier as Albin Grau ⓘ Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck ⓘ
linked to:
Willem Dafoe
|
| premiereEvent | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
Jeff Levine
ⓘ
Nicolas Cage ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-05-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 92 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Steven A. Katz ⓘ |
| settingOf | fictionalized 1921–1922 film production ⓘ |
| stars |
Cary Elwes
ⓘ
Catherine McCormack ⓘ John Malkovich ⓘ Udo Kier ⓘ Willem Dafoe ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1920s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (19)
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