The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

• Prana-Film
• Max Schreck
• Gustav von Wangenheim
• Greta Schröder
• Georg H. Schnell
• Ruth Landshoff
• Gustav Botz
• Alexander Granach
• John Gottowt