Fresh
A case can be made that Caligari was the first true horror film.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
You must become Caligari!
1920 · 1h 17m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Wiene
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The Cabinet of Dr. 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.
Director and cast
- Robert Wiene Director
- Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari
- Conrad Veidt as Cesare
- Friedrich Fehér as Franzis
- Lil Dagover as Jane Olsen
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Alan
- Rudolph Lettinger as Dr. Olsen
- Rudolf Lettinger as Dr. Olsen
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge as ein Verbrecher (a criminal)
- Henri Peters-Arnolds Cast
- Hans Lanser-Rudolf Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is more than just a textbook classic; the narrative frame creates ambiguities that hold certain elements of the story in disturbing suspension. A one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Robert Wiene has made perfect use of settings designed by Hermann Warm, Walter Reimann and Walter Roehrig, settings that squeeze and turn and adjust the eye and through the eye the mentality.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and inspired horror movies ever made.
David Pirie, Time Out
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