The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari : a Film in six Acts
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Originally produced in Germany as motion pictures in 1919.
Supplemental features: 43-minute condensation of Robert Wiene's "Genuine : the tale of a vampire" (1920); behind-the-scenes footage of Robert Wiene on the set of I.N.R.I.; two musical scores to choose from; gallery of more than 40 photos, posters and production sketches.
Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Hainz v. Twardowsky, Rudolph Lettinger. Genuine: Fern Andra.
In the film The cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a somnambulist commits murders under a hypnotist's influence. Also featured is a lengthy excerpt of Genuine. Both films are examples of the German Expressionist movement.
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SERIES
German expressionism collection.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Silent films with English title cards and musical accompaniment.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Kino International Corp., c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (74 min.) : si., col. tinted with b&w segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wiene, Robert.
Mayer, Carl, 1894-1944.
Janowitz, Hans.
Krauss, Werner, b. 1884.
Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943.
Feher, Friedrich.
Dagover, Lil.
Twardowski, Hans Heinrich von, 1898-1958.
Andra, Fern, 1893-1974.
Bundesarchiv (Germany).
Decla Film-Gesellschaft.
Kino International Corporation.
SUBJECTS
Sleepwalking -- Drama.
Hypnotism -- Drama.
Hypnotism and crime -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Feature films -- Germany.
Silent films -- Germany.
Horror films -- Germany.
Motion pictures, German.