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F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is the first vampire film ever made — an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with the names changed after the studio could not obtain the rights.
Nearly destroyed by court order after Stoker's estate won a copyright lawsuit, it survived in private collections and is now in the public domain worldwide. Max Schreck's portrayal of Count Orlok remains one of cinema's most haunting performances.
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- Nosferatu (1922) was nearly lost forever — Bram Stoker's estate won a court order to destroy all prints. A handful survived in private collections.
- Night of the Living Dead entered the public domain the day it was released, because the distributor omitted the required copyright notice from prints.
- Charade (1963) was also released without a proper copyright notice, entering the public domain immediately upon release.
- Metropolis was considered lost until a near-complete print was found in a Buenos Aires film museum in 2008.
- All works created by US government employees in their official capacity are in the public domain from the moment of creation — including all NASA footage, such as the original Apollo 11 moon landing broadcast.
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