The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Movie Review 1919

A pioneering film in the most extreme expressionistic style about a hypnotist in a carnival and a girl-snatching somnambulist. Highly influential in its approach to lighting, composition, design and acting. Much imitated. Silent.

Distribution

Sinister Cinema, PO Box 4369, Medford, OR 97501-0168, Phone: (541)773-6860, Fax: (541)779-8650, Email: scinema@qwest.net, URL: http://www.sinistercinema.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Classic Horror, Silent Films, Carnivals & Circuses, Silent Horror/Fantasy Classics, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz

Cast

Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Lil Dagover, Hans von Twardowski, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Friedrich Feher, Rudolf Lettinger

Cinematography

Willy Hameister

Director

Robert Wiene

Producer

Decla Bioscop