The Golem Movie Review 1920

A huge clay figure is given life by a rabbi in hopes of saving the Jews in the ghetto of medieval Prague. Rarely seen Wegener expressionist myth-opus that heavily influenced the "Frankenstein" films of the sound era.

Distribution

Grapevine Video, PO Box 46161, Phoenix, AZ 85063, Phone: (602)973-3661, Fax: (602)973-2973, Email: jbhandy@grapevinevideo.com, URL: http://www.grapevinevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 80 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Judaism, Silent Horror/Fantasy Classics, Silent Films

Screenplay

Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener

Cast

Paul Wegener, Albert Steinruck, Ernst Deutsch, Lyda Salmonava, Otto Gebuehr, Max Kronert, Loni Nest, Greta Schroder, Hans Sturm

Cinematography

Karl Freund

Director

Carl Boese, Paul Wegener

Music

Hans Landberger