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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
1920 · NR · 1h 17m · German
You must become Caligari!
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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Genres
mysteryhorrorthriller
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whodunnit
Tone
psychologicalslow-burnsurrealtwistdread
Region
germaninternational
Audience
foundational
Seasonal
halloween-watch
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Details
Budget$18,000
Box office$8,811
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Starring
Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari · Conrad Veidt as Cesare · Friedrich Fehér as Francis · Lil Dagover as Jane · Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Alan · Rudolf Lettinger as Dr. Olsen · Henri Peters-Arnolds as Young Doctor (uncredited) · Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Criminal (uncredited)
Production
Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
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