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Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The (1920)  link to Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2920

cover Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The

IMDb Rating:
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8.1/10 (53K votes)

Country: Germany, 1h 07min

Spoken languages: German

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery

Director(s): Robert Wiene

Storyline:
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. It is the annual fair in Holstenwall. 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. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari. The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her. Jane's father awakens because of the noise, and he and some servants follow the fleeing Cesare. When Cesare cannot outrun his pursuers anymore, he gently places Jane down on the ground, and runs away. Francis and the police investigate the caravan of Dr. Caligari, but the ...

Cast:

Werner Krauss Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt Cesare
Friedrich Feher Franzis
Lil Dagover Jane Olsen
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Alan
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Ein Verbrecher (uncredited)
Ludwig Rex Ein Mörder / A murderer (uncredited)
Rudolf Lettinger Dr. Olsen
Hans Lanser-Rudolf Ein alter Mann / An old man (uncredited)
Henri Peters-Arnolds Ein junger Arzt / A young doctor (uncredited)

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3