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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari( 1920)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Werner Krauss

      Dr. Caligari

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      Conrad Veidt

      Cesare

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      Friedrich Fehér

      Francis

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      Lil Dagover

      Jane

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      Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

      Alan

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      Rudolf Lettinger

      Dr. Olsen

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      Henri Peters-Arnolds

      Young Doctor (uncredited)

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      Rudolf Klein-Rogge

      Criminal (uncredited)

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      Hans Lanser-Rudolf

      Old Man (uncredited)

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      Ludwig Rex

      Murderer (uncredited)

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      Elsa Wagner

      Landlady (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    This is a seriously creepy affair that follows the story of the young "Franzis" (Friedrich Feher) who goes to a fairground one night with his friend "Alan" (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski). They happen upon the performance of the coffin-dwelling somnambulist prophesier "Cesare" (Conrad Veidt) and his spooky master "Dr. Caligari" (Werner Krauss). "Casare" - who is all but skeletal in appearance, portends looming disaster for "Alan", and when he is found murdered next morning suspicions turn to this enigmatic pair- even though there is no real "evidence" at all! Things take an even darker twist whe...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    18000.00

    Revenue

    8811.00

    Keywords

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