The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920
1h 17m
7.9

7.9/10

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Drama Horror Thriller Crime

"You must become Caligari!"

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $18,000

Revenue: $8,811

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

insane asylum black and white silent film unreliable narrator expressionism somnambulist megalomania madman somnambulism german expressionism ominous

Quick Facts

Original Title Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Release Date February 27, 1920
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0010323

Cast

Werner Krauss
Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt

Cesare

Friedrich Fehér
Friedrich Fehér

Francis

Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover

Jane

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Alan

Rudolf Lettinger
Rudolf Lettinger

Dr. Olsen

Henri Peters-Arnolds
Henri Peters-Arnolds

Young Doctor (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Criminal (uncredited)

Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Old Man (uncredited)

Ludwig Rex
Ludwig Rex

Murderer (uncredited)

Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner

Landlady (uncredited)

Key Crew

Robert Wiene
Director
Hans Janowitz
Screenplay
Carl Mayer
Screenplay
Erich Pommer
Producer
Rudolf Meinert
Producer