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As a student of Aleister Crowley and member of the Fraternitas Saturni (a Thelemic society much like the Ordo Templi Orientis ), he was able to imbue '' Nosferatu '' with Hermetic and mystical undertones. One example in particular was the cryptic contract that Count Orlok and Knock exchanged, which was filled in Enochian , hermetic and Alchemical symbols. Grau was also a strong influence on Orlok's verminous and emaciated look. Before Grau and Murnau collaborated on '' Nosferatu '', Grau was planning to create several movies devoted to the Occult and supernatural through his studio, Prana Film . Since '' Nosferatu '' was a loose and unauthorized translation of Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'' Prana had to declare bankruptcy in order to evade infringement lawsuits. This made ''Nosferatu'' it's one and only release. Albin Grau died in October 1942 , at Buchenwald Concentration Camp ; Thuringia , Germany . |
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