Werner Herzog’s hypnotic 1979 gothic horror classic with Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani and Bruno Ganz arrives in a newly remastered 4K UHD and Blu-ray edition on 22 September 2025, packed with archival extras and new insights.
Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre will be released in the UK on 22 September 2025 in both 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions, newly remastered in 4K. This BFI edition brings Herzog’s eerie reimagining of Dracula back to home video in its most pristine form to date, combining a major technical upgrade with an extensive slate of special features.
UHD and Blu-ray: formats, image and sound
The new release presents Nosferatu the Vampyre in two formats:
UHD Version
Fully remastered in 4K (2160p)
Dolby Vision with HDR10 compatibility, enhancing contrast, shadow detail and colour gradation in Herzog’s painterly images
Region‑free 4K disc, as standard for UHD releases
Blu-ray Version
High‑definition 1080p remaster sourced from the new 4K restoration
Region B Blu-ray (per BFI’s standard authoring)
Both editions include the German and English versions of the film, reflecting the dual‑language production Herzog shot in 1979, with optional English subtitles and descriptive options for accessibility.
Special features: commentaries, essays and archival treasures
The 2025 BFI remaster is designed as a definitive collector’s edition, building on earlier Herzog releases and adding new material. Among the key extras:
Audio commentary with Werner Herzog, offering scene‑by‑scene reflections on the film’s production, themes and visual strategies
Additional commentary elements and discussion with critic and historian Norman Hill, expanding on Herzog’s approach to remaking Murnau’s silent Nosferatu and adapting Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
A newly produced video essay on the film’s copyright history, tracing its roots in the public‑domain status of Murnau’s Nosferatu and the legal journey of Dracula adaptations
A 69‑minute in‑depth interview with Herzog from a 2016 film festival, in which he revisits Nosferatu, his collaboration with Klaus Kinski and his broader philosophy of cinema
Behind‑the‑scenes footage and a making‑of featurette, showing location shooting, Kinski’s prosthetic make‑up sessions and Herzog’s direction on set Stills gallery with production photographs, posters and frame enlargements the original theatrical trailer
An illustrated booklet (first pressing only) containing essays, archival notes and context on the film’s production, reception and place in Herzog’s filmography, authored by critics and scholars commissioned by the BFI
About the film: Herzog, Kinski and a gothic trance
Released in 1979, Nosferatu the Vampyre (original title: Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht) is Herzog’s haunting tribute to F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent Nosferatu and to Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The film stars Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula, with Isabelle Adjani as Lucy and Bruno Ganz as Jonathan Harker, and features atmospheric music by Popol Vuh.
Herzog reimagines the vampire myth as a slow, dreamlike descent into plague, desire and decay, emphasising landscapes, fog‑shrouded towns and the physical fragility of human bodies. Kinski’s performance—bald, rat‑like, tragic—is widely regarded as one of cinema’s most iconic interpretations of the vampire, combining menace with deep loneliness. Critics have long praised the film as hypnotic, seductively atmospheric and emotionally unsettling, a key work in both the horror canon and in Herzog’s long, often fraught collaboration with Kinski.
Availability and where to buy
This remastered edition of Nosferatu the Vampyre will be available from major home‑entertainment retailers (online and physical) and directly from the BFI Shop at BFI Southbank, as well as via the BFI’s online store for international collectors.
The title will also be released digitally on platforms such as Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video in conjunction with the disc launch. For fans of Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski and gothic horror, this release offers a definitive way to experience the film, pairing a stunning 4K presentation with deep, contextual extras that illuminate its production, legacy and legal history.ve into Herzog’s atmospheric horror masterpiece, now restored for modern audiences.
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