Das Cabinet De Dr Caligari

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Das Cabinet De Dr. Caligari (1920, Germany) is a Silent Surreal/Experimental Horror Cult film directed by Robert Wiene.

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Main Details

  • Released on February 27, 1920 (premiere on February 26)
  • B&W
  • Running time: 76 minutes
  • Production Co.: Decla Bioscop AG
  • Distribution Co.: Decla Bioscop AG| Goldwyn Distributing Co.
  • Directed by Robert Wiene
  • Written by Carl Meyer, Hans Janowitz
  • Starring: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Frederick Feher

Synopsis

  • The hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses Cesare, a sleepwalker, to commit murders.

Taglines

  • The most amazing story ever screened
  • You must become Caligari
  • A THRILLING FANTASTIC PHOTO-PLAY
  • Dr. Caligari and his mysterious slave - the black and white phantom who lives in a cabinet and goes forth in his sleep to do his master's bidding. the weirdest characters ever seen on the screen and the most daringly different picture ever seen.
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