The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Movie Details

Original Title Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

Original Language DE

Budget $18,000

Revenue $8,811

Status Released

Popularity 2.7

Cast

Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Popularity: 0.3

Conrad Veidt

Cesare

Popularity: 0.5

Friedrich Fehér

Francis

Popularity: 0.3

Lil Dagover

Jane

Popularity: 1.0

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Alan

Popularity: 1.0

Rudolf Lettinger

Dr. Olsen

Popularity: 0.1

Henri Peters-Arnolds

Young Doctor (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.1

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Criminal (uncredited)

Popularity: 2.8

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Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Old Man (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.3

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Ludwig Rex

Murderer (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.1

Elsa Wagner

Landlady (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Robert Wiene

Screenplay Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer

Producer Erich Pommer, Rudolf Meinert

Production

Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.

Videos & Trailers

Masters of Cinema Official Trailer

Trailer

DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI "Murder...help...Murder!" Clip

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DAS CABINET DES DR CALIGARI "Cesare sneaks into Jane's home as she sleeps" Clip

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DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI "The time is short. You die at dawn!" Clip

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4K Restoration Trailer

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2014 Theatrical Trailer

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Keywords

insane asylum black and white silent film unreliable narrator expressionism somnambulist unreliable flashback megalomania madman somnambulism german expressionism ominous

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 8/10

Jun 6, 2022

This is a seriously creepy affair that follows the story of the young "Franzis" (Friedrich Feher) who goes to a fairground one night with his friend "Alan" (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski). They happen upon the performance of the coffin-dwelling somnambulist prophesier "Cesare" (Conrad Veidt) and his ... Read more

Horseface 1/10

Jul 24, 2022

This is the worst movie I've ever watched 15 minutes of. Lars von Trier once said he knew at the latest fifteen minutes into a movie whether it was worth continuing, and I took that advice to heart, so here we are. Okay. Seriously. SERIOUSLY? Yes, 102 years ago, "cinema" was in its early years. S ... Read more