Werner Krauss
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ( German: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of an insane hypnotist ( Werner Krauss) who uses a brainwashed somnambulist ( Conrad ...
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- 26 February 1920 (Germany)
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- Decla-Film (later known as Decla-Bioscop AG)
A classic horror mystery thriller from 1920, directed by Robert Wiene and starring Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt. The film tells the story of a hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to commit murders, and the young man who tries to stop him.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Robert Wiene
- 1920-02-27
Jun 3, 2009 · A classic horror film of German Expressionism, featuring a sideshow operator who controls a somnambulist to commit murders. The film's bizarre look, with tilted sets and distorted angles, creates a nightmarish world of delusions and deception.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, German silent horror film, released in 1920, that is widely considered the first great work in the genre. It also was the first film in the German Expressionist movement.
The mysterious Dr. Caligari (played by Werner Krauss) arrives in a rural German village with his companion Cesare (Conrad Veidt), a man in an eternal state of sleep who can be ordered to perform his master’s commands. A series of gruesome murders lead some to believe that the doctor and his strange “assistant” may well be to blame.
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•Studio: Decla-Bioscop AG
•Director: Robert Weine
•Producers: Erich Pommer and Rudolf Meinert
•Writers: Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer
•Music: Giuseppe Becce
•Running time: 67 minutes
•Werner Krauss (Dr. Caligari)
•Conrad Veidt (Cesare)
•Fredrich Feher (Franzis)
•Lil Dagover (Jane)
•Hans Heinz von Twardowski (Alan)
•Rudolph Lettinger (Dr. Olson)
- Lee Pfeiffer
A classic silent horror film about a hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to commit murders. Francis, a young man, recalls the events that involved his friend Alan, his fiancée Jane, and the mysterious Dr. Caligari and Cesare.
Oct 3, 2022 Full Review Mae Tinee Chicago Tribune The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is undeniably clever. It is most artistically acted. The lightning is a marvel of spookiness. And if you are looking ...
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