The Golem (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) (1920)

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Directed by

Carl Boese

Paul Wegener

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Paul Wegener
Der Golem / The Golem

Albert Steinrück
Der Rabbi Löw / Rabbi Loew

Lyda Salmonova
Miriam, des Rabbi Tochter / Miriam, the Rabbi's Daughter

Ernst Deutsch
Der Rabbi Famulus / The Rabbi's Famulus

Hans Stürm
Der Rabbi Jehuda, der Älteste der Gemeinde

Max Kronert
Der Tempeldiener / Temple Servant

Otto Gebühr
Der Kaiser / Emperor Luhois

Dore Paetzold
Des Kaisers Kebse / The Emperor's Mistress

Written by

Henrik Galeen

Paul Wegener

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Influential German expressionism

17 years, 1 month ago at Dec 9 0:34

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An excellent silent film made in Germany and making great use of the expressionist style of filmmaking from that era. Made by the same studio that produced The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari that same year. It was one of the first "monster" movies as well. This movie was a huge influence on James Whale when he made Frankenstein in 1931. It involves a Jewish community being persecuted by Christians. The J... read more

The Golem

11 years, 11 months ago at Feb 26 19:52

JxSxPx

1 vote

This might be one of those films which you watch as a completist, and nothing more. The Golem has a fantastic makeup job and a few standout sequences, but everything in-between is just painfully dull.

Other than Paul Wegener’s performance as the titular character, The Golem is filled to the brim with bad acting, the kind that makes people wary of silent films. Lyda Salmonova in p... read more

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Description: An excellent silent film made in Germany and making great use of the expressionist style of filmmaking from that era. Made by the same studio that produced The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari that same year. It was one of the first "monster" movies as well. This movie was a huge influence on James Whale when he made Frankenstein in 1931. It involves a Jewish community being persecuted by Christians. The Jewish rabbi uses "black magic" to bring a clay statue to life in order to protect them from the Christian emperor. The cinematographer, Karl Freund, would go on to lens Fritz Lang's Metropolis in 1927 and Tod Brownin ... (more)

Release date: 19 June 1921
UPC: 790594437626

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