Review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) by Marcin M — 07 Mar 2008

Worth seeing ust for the portrails by Dafoe and Malkovich.

This review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) was written by Marcin M on 07 Mar 2008.

Shadow of the Vampire has generally received positive reviews.

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