|
The First Art Newspaper on the Net |
|
Established in 1996 |
|
Friday, September 20, 2024 |
|
Grave robbers steal head of German 'Nosferatu' director |
|
|
A man looks at a crypt of the Murnau and Plumpe families on July 15, 2015 in Stahnsdorf, Germany. Grave robbers have stolen from a crypt the head of German expressionist cinema great Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, director of the silent-film vampire classic "Nosferatu", reports said. AFP PHOTO / DPA / RALF HIRSCHBERGER.
|
BERLIN (AFP).- Grave robbers have stolen from a crypt the head of German expressionist cinema great Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, director of the silent-film vampire classic "Nosferatu", reports said Wednesday.
Police did not rule out an occultist motive after finding candle wax in the family crypt in Stahnsdorf southwest of Berlin and were investigating the case on charges of theft and disturbing the peace of the dead.
One or more grave robbers opened the metal coffin before decapitating the director's embalmed body but did not disturb the remains of his two brothers, reported Bild daily and national news agency DPA.
Born in 1888, Murnau is best known for his 1922 silent movie classic "Nosferatu -- A Symphony of Horror", which Hollywood magazine Variety wrote is "recognised as one of the scariest horror movies of all time".
Murnau later moved to Hollywood where he directed "Sunrise", which won several Academy Awards. He died in a 1931 car crash near Santa Barbara, California, and his body was repatriated to his native Germany.
© 1994-2015 Agence France-Presse
|
|
|
|
|
Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography, Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs, Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, . |
|
|
|
Royalville Communications, Inc produces:
|
|
|
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful
|
|