Watch NowThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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17/01/1922 (GB)
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime
1h 7m
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Overview
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.
- Robert WieneDirector
- Hans JanowitzScreenplay
- Carl MayerScreenplay
Original Title
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
$18,000
Revenue
$8,811
Keywords
- insane asylum
- black and white
- silent film
- unreliable narrator
- expressionism
- somnambulist
- unreliable flashback
- megalomania
- madman
- somnambulism
- german expressionism
- ominous
Top Billed Cast
Werner Krauss
Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt
Cesare
Friedrich Fehér
Francis
Lil Dagover
Jane
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Alan
Rudolf Lettinger
Dr. Olsen
Henri Peters-Arnolds
Young Doctor (uncredited)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Criminal (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Old Man (uncredited)
Ludwig Rex
Murderer (uncredited)
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