Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema
On February 26, 1920, Robert Wiene's world-famous film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. To this day, it is considered a manifesto of German expressionism; a legend of cinema and a key work to understand the nature of the Weimar Republic and the constant political turmoil in which a divided society lived after the end of the First World War.
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Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 12, 2014
Runtime
0h 52m
Genres
Documentary, History, TV Movie
User Score
67%
Original Title
Caligari — Wie der Horror ins Kino kam
Production Companies
LOOKS, ZDF, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung, ARTE
Director
Rüdiger Suchsland
Description
On February 26, 1920, Robert Wiene's world-famous film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. To this day, it is considered a manifesto of German expressionism; a legend of cinema and a key work to understand the nature of the Weimar Republic and the constant political turmoil in which a divided society lived after the end of the First World War.