OVERALL: Draw

The UK Masters of Cinema 2013 re-release for the longer restored version of the film with the original German Intertitles, 2 commentary tracks and the most extras.
The Australian Director's Suite release has an exclusive commentary track and many extras with both German and English intertitles.
Note that other editions have differing commentaries and featurettes, different variations of music scores, and taken from differing versions of the film.

There are multiple versions of the film available:
- Public domain version - poor quality copy of MoMA's incomplete B&W print. It's sometimes edited and/or sped-up, running anywhere between 60-84 minutes. Unless noted as being from a restored source, all DVDs use this version.
- 1987 Enno Patalas restoration
- 1991 David Shepard version - based on MoMA's print
- 1995 Enno Patalas restoration
- 2000 David Shepard version - edit of the 1987 restoration
- 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration.

Detailed information between the differing versions, differing scores, and history on the film can be found at "Nosferatu: The Ultimate Blu-ray and DVD Guide" at Brenton Film.

The 2006 restoration is also available in:
- France by MK2 (2-disc /1-disc editions)
- Spain by Divisa

The differences between the Public Domain print and the 2006 Restoration can be found at Movie-Censorship. Note that the 2006 restoration has one shot that is upside down, and has not been corrected on any of the DVD or Blu-ray editions.

Notes on copyright status:
"Nosferatu" has always been copyrighted everywhere except for the US. There, its copyright lapsed for several decades but was restored when the US belatedly fell into line with the rest of the world, effective from 1 January 1996. As DVD came along a couple of years later (and BD 10 years later), that means every unauthorised disc is a deliberate bootleg and should be avoided. These DVDs are from labels such as Alpha Video (US), Catcom Home Video (US), Dark Vision (UK), Delta Entertainment (US), Diamond Entertainment (US), Digital Disc Plaza Entertainment (US), Elstree Hill (UK), Front Row Entertainment (US), KVP (France), Madacy Entertainment (US), Miracle Pictures (US), MVD (US), Navarre Corporation (US), Slingshot Entertainment (US) and others.

Note there are multiple pirated versions which are unlicensed transfers of non-public domain versions:
The French DVD from Films sans Frontières, Italian DVDs from Ermitage Cinema and Studio 4K are bootlegs.

CUTS:

• R0 America- Image Entertainment - 1991 David Shepard version (81:00 NTSC)
• R0 Special Edition America- Image Entertainment - 2000 David Shepard version (80:42 NTSC)
• R0 Czech Republic- ACFK / Levné knihy - No cuts 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:08 PAL)
• R1 America- Kino Video - 1995 Enno Patalas restoration (93:21 NTSC)
• R1 The Masterworks of the German Horror Cinema America- Elite Entertainment - Yes - Public domain version at 24fps (63:17 NTSC)
• R1 Ultimate Edition America- Kino Video - 2006 Berriatúa restoration (94:12 NTSC)
• R2 Deluxe Edition Germany- Transit Film - No cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:15 PAL)
• R2 Deluxe Edition Germany- Transit Film - No cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:15 PAL)
• R2 Holland- Living Colour Entertainment - No Cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits
• R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - 1995 Enno Patalas restoration (88:30 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - 1987 Enno Patalas restoration (92:00 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No Cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (94:33 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts - 2006 Luciano Berriatúa restoration with restoration credits (95:03 NTSC)
• R4 Director's Suite Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts - Includes both original German Intertitles and English Intertitles (93:00 PAL)

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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 19/08/01
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 20/07/22

UPDATE LOG:

25/06/11: Added the R1 UE and further Clean-up.
19/06/11: Comparison Clean-up.
03/11/13: Addition of Eureka Masters of Cinema 2013 edition.
05/06/15: Additions of the German x2, corrected Eureka 2001 release, capsaholic link.
06/06/15: Addition of the Australia Directors Suite.
17/12/15: Additions of Czech, Holland, updated about multiple versions, Brenton Film link.
19/04/17: Added Australia Gryphon.
18/06/17: Re-added US Arrow.
17/11/18: Updated copyright notes, removed some bootlegs.
20/07/22: Added title.