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Nosferatu_most_complete_version_93_mins. · Beat 359 · permalink

Sea

54:49–55:03 Released 1922

Machine annotation by Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct, cut beats-0.2, prompt beats-0.2. Machine checks passed (partial). 0 of 3 visible events checked against a frame. Not human-reviewed. Observations and transcript may still be wrong.

Frame at 54:5054:50Frame at 54:5554:55Frame at 55:0055:00

Play from 54:49 on the Internet Archive This passage on the film's page

Evidence and details

Starts here: pause in speech. Sequence 245 · shots 779–781. Observations cite a frame (frame:n) or a time (t:m:ss); frames are the sampled ones above.

Place
sea (other, exterior) evidence: frame:1, frame:2, frame:3
Seen happening
  • Turbulent water is visible. [frame:1]
  • A large wave crests in the water. [frame:2]
  • The mast and sails of a sailing ship are shown against a yellow sky. [frame:3]
Seen
sailing ship mast and sails, turbulent water, wave
Interpretation
Model opinion, not evidence: mood: ominous; themes: nature's power, isolation at sea; style notes: High-contrast lighting with yellow tint; dramatic framing of natural elements and ship structure.

The sequence shows turbulent water and the mast of a sailing ship, suggesting a storm at sea. No people or dialogue are visible or audible in this segment.

The record

Published 1922, so any US term has expired; no US registration under this title appears in the catalog. The status is a calculation from the date, not a finding about a record. The finding concerns the US copyright record for the film; it is not clearance for any use, and this page's annotation is machine output.

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Frame from Nosferatu_most_complete_version_93_mins. (1922) at 54:50 (passage 54:49–55:03)

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