The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Name: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Director: Robert Wiene
Released: 1920-02-27T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.9

1920 · TMDB 7.9 · Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

Directed by Robert Wiene

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.

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German Expressionist landmark about a hypnotist who controls a somnambulist to commit murders, told through a distorted, painted world that mirrors a fractured mind.

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Werner Krauss Conrad Veidt Friedrich Fehér Lil Dagover Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Rudolf Lettinger Henri Peters-Arnolds Rudolf Klein-Rogge Hans Lanser-Rudolf Ludwig Rex Elsa Wagner

Director · Robert Wiene Producer · Erich Pommer Producer · Rudolf Meinert Writer · Hans Janowitz Writer · Carl Mayer Cinematography · Willy Hameister Composer · Alfredo Antonini Composer · Giuseppe Becce

Runtime: 77 min
Released: 1920-02-27
Studio: Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
Country: Germany
Language: No Language
TMDB score: 7.9

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German Expressionist landmark about a hypnotist who controls a somnambulist to commit murders, told through a distorted, painted world that mirrors a fractured mind.