Drama · Horror · Thriller · Crime
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Avg rating 8.5 / My rating TBC
1920 · Directed by Robert Wiene · With Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér
- German Expressionism
- Silent Cinema
- Horror
- Art Cinema
In a small German town, a travelling showman arrives at the fair with a sleepwalker he claims can foretell the future. Soon a series of deaths unsettles the community, and a young man begins to investigate. A silent horror tale told in a deliberately unreal, painted world.
Film info
- Runtime
- 1h 17m · 77 min
- Format
- Silent film with intertitles, running 77 minutes. The score by Giuseppe Becce is associated with the film, though many screenings use different music.
- IMDb
- 8.0 / 10 (74,697 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 96% (critics)
- TMDB
- 7.9 / 10 (audience, 1,830 votes)
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