Albin Grau (December 22, 1884 in Leipzig-Schönefeld – March 27, 1971) was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F.W. Murnau 's Nosferatu (1922). He was largely responsible for the look and spirit of the film, including the sets, costumes, storyboards and promotional materials.

2022年2月1日 · The Expressionist aesthetic, the monstrous design of Count Orlock, and the very idea of doing a vampire picture all came from producer Albin Grau.

2020年5月19日 · The movie’s moving force was not Murnau, but the graphic artist and architect Albin Grau, a serious occultist, who not only produced but designed the film—including Orlok. Grau intended...

2024年12月4日 · Albin Grau, the producer of Nosferatu, infused the film with a mystical and eerie undertone. Drawing from his experiences during World War I and his fascination with the occult, Grau helped craft the film’s haunting atmosphere.

2021年1月26日 · “Producer of the horror movie Nosferatu (1922), Grau is leader ('Frater Pacitius') of the 'Rosicrucian' Pansophic Lodge of the Light Seeking Brethren, Orient Berlin (Grand Master Heinrich Tränker).”—Tobias Churton, Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin: Art, Sex, and Magick in the Weimar Republic, xxiv

2014年10月28日 · Nosferatu comes out of the occult preoccupations, having been Grau’s project from the beginning when he formed a film company, Prana-Film, with Enrico Dieckmann. The pair announced plans for three films: Dreams of Hell , The Devil of …

Albin Grau was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F. W. Murnau"s Nosferatu.

2022年1月11日 · When Bram Stoker's widow decided to take legal action against Prana Film, producer Albin Grau had only a few options when it came to avoiding lawsuits. So he chose one of the extreme ones — and declared bankruptcy.

2024年12月25日 · Nosferatu’s producer Albin Grau served for the German army in WW1 – and it was what he experienced while in the trenches that inspired the original movie. During the war, Grau spent a great...

Albin Grau was the producer, costume designer, and art director of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. Grau created the character design for the iconic look of Count Orlok. He also created the film's promotional artwork.