The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

02/27/1920 (DE) • 1h 17m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Henri Peters-Arnolds

Young Doctor (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Criminal (uncredited)

Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Old Man (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$18,000.00

Revenue

$8,811.00

Keywords

insane asylum

black and white

silent film

unreliable narrator

expressionism

somnambulist

unreliable flashback

megalomania

madman

somnambulism

german expressionism

ominous

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