The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920)Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari(original title).Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. It is the annual fair in Holstenwall. 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. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari. The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her. Jane's father awakens because of the noise, and he and some servants follow the fleeing Cesare. When Cesare cannot outrun his pursuers anymore, he gently places Jane down on the ground, and runs away. Francis and the police investigate the caravan of Dr. Caligari, but the ... Written byMaths Jesperson {maths.jesperson1@comhem.se}... Synopsis The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920)Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari(original title)
Movie Title: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920)Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari(original title)
Run Time: 51 min
Rating: 8.0 / 10
Genres: Horror
Release Date: 19 March 1921 (USA)
Director: Robert Wiene
Writer: Carl Mayer ,Hans Janowitz... and other credits
Actor: Werner Krauss,Conrad Veidt,Friedrich Feher
The psychotic dreamscapes of this movie are so intense it has lost none of it's original power over the years. The scenery alone makes this film a unique experience well beyond what modern film has produced.
I often say, and I will say it again: German films from this period are the best - ever! And this one is the best of them all!
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