The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Poster

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

NR 02/27/1920 Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime 1h 17m
79%
User
Score
8.0/10
96%

You must become Caligari!

Overview

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.

Robert Wiene

Director

Hans Janowitz

Screenplay

Carl Mayer

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Cesare

Friedrich Fehér

Friedrich Fehér

Francis

Lil Dagover

Lil Dagover

Jane

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Alan

Rudolf Lettinger

Rudolf Lettinger

Dr. Olsen

Henri Peters-Arnolds

Henri Peters-Arnolds

Young Doctor (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Criminal (uncredited)

Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Old Man (uncredited)

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Media

Masters of Cinema Official Trailer

Masters of Cinema Official Trailer

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

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

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

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

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

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

4K Restoration Trailer

4K Restoration Trailer

2014 Theatrical Trailer

2014 Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 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 spooky master "Dr. Caligari" (Werner Krauss). "Casare" - who is all but skeletal in appearance, portends looming disaster for "Alan", and when he is found murdered next morning suspicions turn to this enigmatic pair- even though there is no real "evidence" at all! Things take an even darker twist when the anaemic seer predicts that "Jane" (Lil Dagover), a gentle creature admired by both the deceased and his surviving friend, is not long for this mortal coil either... It falls to "Franzis" to sol...

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A review by Horseface

Written on July 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. Silent movies, someone on a piano going plonkty plonk while people were drinking moonshine, smoking plutonium and coughing up pneumonia. Great. How fantastically interesting in a historical perspective. (Seriously, though, it is.)

But hello, and welcome to reality in the now. This is absolute garbage. The only way this is useful in any way is as a source for memes. I'd like to see this with a death metal soundtrack. Or in MST3K form. Anything. Or simply as something displayed on the wall at a ...

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