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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)

US:: NR Crime Drama Horror Thriller

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

Updated May 9 2020

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1921-03-19

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Keywords:

insane asylum silent film unreliable narrator expressionism somnambulist unreliable flashback megalomania madman enigma somnambulism german expressionism

FACTS

Runtime: 77 mins Budget: $18,000 Rating: 7.9 Tag Line: You must become Caligari

Cast

Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Conrad Veidt

Cesare

Friedrich Fehér

Francis

Crew

Erich Pommer

Producer

Carl Mayer

Author

Robert Wiene

Director

Hans Janowitz

Author

Rudolf Meinert

Producer

Giuseppe Becce

Original Music Composer

Willy Hameister

Director of Photography

Alfredo Antonini