The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
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An expressionistic masterpiece which concerns a sinister hypnotist, Dr. Caligari, who exhibits his creature, a somnambulist named Cesare, at the town fair. A series of bizarre murders follows and Dr. Caligari is accused of using the somnambulist to commit the murders. Features macabre theatrical-style set designs influenced by German Expressionism.
Credits
- Directed by
- Robert Wiene
- Written by
- Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz
- Cast
- Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Lil Dagover, Friedrich Feher, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Rudolf Lettinger, Elsa Wagner, Ludwig Rex
- Produced by
- Erich Pommer, Rudolf Meinert
- Cinematography
- Willy Hameister
- Music
- Giuseppe Becce
Copyright
Copyright status (Wikidata): public domain
Sources
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