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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.
A classic horror mystery film from 1920, directed by Robert Wiene and starring Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt. The story follows a hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to commit murders in a German town.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Robert Wiene
- 1920-02-27
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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)
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Dec 27, 2015 · 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.
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Feb 25, 2020 · Learn how Robert Wiene's 1920 silent film, set in a nightmarish city of shadows and distortion, influenced artists, writers and filmmakers for a century. Discover the themes, style and impact of this expressionist masterpiece and its twist ending.
Sep 25, 2023 · “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is a classic German Expressionist film released in 1920, directed by Robert Wiene. It is considered one of the most influential films in the history of cinema and has left audiences puzzled and intrigued by its ending for over a century.
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.
