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19201h 17mNRGerman

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

You must become Caligari!

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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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DirectorRobert Wiene

Keywords

insane asylumblack and whitesilent filmunreliable narratorexpressionismsomnambulistmegalomaniamadmansomnambulismgerman expressionismominous
Budget$18K
Box Office$9K

Cast

Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari

Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Conrad Veidt as Cesare

Conrad Veidt

Cesare

Friedrich Fehér as Francis

Friedrich Fehér

Francis

Lil Dagover as Jane

Lil Dagover

Jane

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Alan

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Alan

Rudolf Lettinger as Dr. Olsen

Rudolf Lettinger

Dr. Olsen

Henri Peters-Arnolds as Young Doctor (uncredited)

Henri Peters-Arnolds

Young Doctor (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Criminal (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Criminal (uncredited)

Hans Lanser-Rudolf as Old Man (uncredited)

Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Old Man (uncredited)

Ludwig Rex as Murderer (uncredited)

Ludwig Rex

Murderer (uncredited)