SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE opens. Directed by E.Elias Merhige. Written by Steve Katz. Spellbinding, profoundly creepy account of the making of 1922 silent vampire classic Nosferatu with John Malkovich as F. W. Murnau and an astonishing Willem Dafoe as the ghoulish, rat-faced unknown actor Max Schrek. Also starring Cary Elwes, Eddie Izzard, Catherine McCormack and Udo Kier.