The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Directed by Robert Wiene
“You must become Caligari!”
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime · 1h 17m
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.
Cast
Werner Krauss
Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt
Cesare
Friedrich Fehér
Francis
Lil Dagover
Jane
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Alan
Rudolf Lettinger
Dr. Olsen
Henri Peters-Arnolds
Young Doctor (uncredited)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Criminal (uncredited)
H
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Old Man (uncredited)
L
Ludwig Rex
Murderer (uncredited)
Elsa Wagner
Landlady (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Robert Wiene
- Screenplay
- Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer
- Director of Photography
- Willy Hameister
- Original Music Composer
- Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe Becce
- Producer
- Erich Pommer, Rudolf Meinert
Details
- Original title
- Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
- Release date
- 1920-02-27
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
- Budget
- $18,000
- Box office
- $8,811