Review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) by Alister N — 06 Jun 2007

Malkovich and Dafoe are amazing. The movie itself is amazing and is history mixed with fiction. Highly entertaining.

This review of Shadow of the Vampire (2000) was written by Alister N on 06 Jun 2007.

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