Top billed cast

1. 

   Werner Krauss

   Dr. Caligari

2. 

   Conrad Veidt

   Cesare

3. 

   Friedrich Fehér

   Francis

4. 

   Lil Dagover

   Jane

5. 

   Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

   Alan

6. 

   Rudolf Lettinger

   Dr. Olsen

7. 

   Henri Peters-Arnolds

   Young Doctor (uncredited)

8. 

   Rudolf Klein-Rogge

   Criminal (uncredited)

9. 

   Hans Lanser-Rudolf

   Old Man (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06

This is a seriously creepy affair that follows the story of the young "Franzis" (Friedrich Feher) who goes to a fairground one night with his friend "Alan" (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski). They happen upon the performance of the coffin-dwelling somnambulist prophesier "Cesare" (Conrad Veidt) and his spooky master "Dr. Caligari" (Werner Krauss). "Casare" - who is all but skeletal in appearance, portends looming disaster for "Alan", and when he is found murdered next morning suspicions turn to this enigmatic pair- even though there is no real "evidence" at all! Things take an even darker twist wh...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$18,000.00

Revenue
$8,811.00

Keywords

• insane asylum
• black and white
• silent film
• unreliable narrator
• expressionism
• somnambulist
• megalomania
• madman
• somnambulism
• german expressionism
• ominous