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Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das
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Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)

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User Rating: 8.1/10 (11,357 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Robert Wiene
Writers:
Hans Janowitz (writer)
Carl Mayer (writer)
Release Date:
19 March 1921 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
You must become Caligari. more
Plot:
Dr. Caligari's somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Incredible! more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Werner Krauss ... Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt ... Cesare
Friedrich Feher ... Francis (as Friedrich Fehér)
Lil Dagover ... Jane
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski ... Alan (as Hans Heinrich v. Twardowski)
Rudolf Lettinger ... Dr. Olson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rudolf Klein-Rogge ... A Criminal (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf ... (uncredited)
Henri Peters-Arnolds ... (uncredited)
Ludwig Rex ... Murderer (uncredited)
Elsa Wagner ... Landlady (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Wiene 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Hans Janowitz  writer
Carl Mayer  writer

Produced by
Rudolf Meinert .... producer
Erich Pommer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfredo Antonini 
Giuseppe Becce (premiere)
Timothy Brock (1996)
Richard Marriott (1987)
Rainer Viertelboeck (1993)
 
Cinematography by
Willy Hameister 
 
Production Design by
Walter Reimann 
Walter Röhrig 
Hermann Warm 
 
Set Decoration by
Hermann Warm 
 
Costume Design by
Walter Reimann 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rochus Gliese .... assistant director
 
Stunts
Harry Froboess .... stunts (uncredited)
 


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kabinett des Doktor Caligari, Das (Germany) (alternative spelling)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (USA)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
71 min | France:78 min | Spain:50 min | USA:67 min | USA:51 min (video version)
Country:
Germany
Color:
Black and White (tinted)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Australia:PG | Germany:12 (bw) | Spain:7 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:U (video rating) (1993) | UK:A (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Lixie-Atelier, Weißensee, Berlin, Germany
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Company:
Decla-Bioscop AG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Producer Erich Pommer wanted to have Fritz Lang as the film's director. Lang was interested, but then decided to work on another film. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: In most prints, many of the shots have a bar across the top of the frame resembling the bottom edge of the same frame. This flaw may have been present in the original version. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Man in garden: Spirits surround us on every side... they have driven me from hearth and home, from wife and child.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Doctor Who: A Holiday for the Doctor (#3.34)" (1966) more

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22 out of 31 people found the following comment useful:-
Incredible!, 15 February 2001
10/10
Author: Gird_09 (dead_but_happy@golfmail.com) from Oslo, Norway

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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