Perhaps it's more than just kismet that Eggers would choose not one, but two castles that have deep roots in vampiric history. It's up for speculation why Herzog ever wanted to shoot in Pernštejn ...
He has nearly 50 film credits to his name, but Max Schreck is only remembered for one thing. In 1922, he appeared as the hook-nosed, claw-handed Count Orlok in Nosferatu.