Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 1920
Country: Germany
Runtime: 71
Rating: 6.6 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Robert Wiene
Sound: Silent
Taglines:

You must become Caligari.

The most amazing story ever screened.

A THRILLING FANTASTIC PHOTO-PLAY

Du mußt Caligari werden

Writing by: Hans Janowitz - writer
Carl Mayer - writer

Produced by: Rudolf Meinert - producer
Erich Pommer - producer

Cast: Werner Krauss - Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt - Cesare
Friedrich Feher - Francis (as Friedrich Fehér)
Lil Dagover - Jane
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski - Alan (as Hans Heinrich v. Twardowski)
Rudolf Lettinger - Dr. Olson
Rudolf Klein-Rogge - A Criminal (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf - (uncredited)
Henri Peters-Arnolds - (uncredited)
Ludwig Rex - Murderer (uncredited)
Elsa Wagner - Landlady (uncredited)

Music: Alfredo Antonini Giuseppe Becce Timothy Brock Richard Marriott Rainer Viertelboeck
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Plot Outline: Dr. Caligaris somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions.
Plot: A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fianc?e Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. Caligari, who exhibits a somnambulist, Cesare, that can predict the future. When Alan asks how long he has to live, Cesare says he has until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, as Alan is murdered, and Cesare is a prime suspect. Cesare creeps into Janes bedroom and abducts her, running from the townspeople and finally dying of exhaustion. Meanwhile, the police discover a dummy in Cesares cabinet, while Caligari flees. Francis tracks Caligari to a mental asylum. He is the director! Or is he?

Crazy Credits: We know about 3 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
The soldiers are credited as "The Original Dirty Dozen" and the Gorgonites are credited as "Spinal Tap". Many of the character voices actually come from those two movies.

Goofs: We know about 4 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: When Alan and Francis part company, they are initially right next to each other, but then at arms reach.

Trivia: There are 9 entries in the trivia list - like these:

• Producer Erich Pommer wanted to have Fritz Lang as the films director. Lang was interested, but then decided to work on another film.
• Writer Hans Janowitz wrote the female lead character for his girlfriend Gilda Langer, an actress at the "Residenz-Theater" in Berlin. Unfortunately she died shortly before filming began, and so Lil Dagover got the role.
• The sets were made out of paper, with the shadows painted on the walls.

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