The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

7.9IMDb Score
Released:1920-02-27
Duration:77 min
Country:Germany
Director:Robert Wiene
Actors:Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Production:Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.

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.

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