The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- Horror
- Thriller
- #dreams
- #eerie
- #expressionist
- #madness
- #silent film
A hypnotist and his sleepwalking servant arrive at a carnival, and a string of murders follows them through a twisted, expressionist town.
- Director:
- Robert Wiene
- Cast:
- Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover
Robert Wiene
Robert Wiene was a German film director, screenwriter and producer, active during the silent era. He is widely-known for directing the landmark 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and a succession of other expressionist films. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres. Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile.
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
Conrad Veidt
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German and British character actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928). After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, Veidt and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager left Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. The couple settled in Britain, where he became a British subject in 1939. Veidt subsequently appeared in many British films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940). After emigrating to the United States around 1941, he was cast as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942), his last film role to be released during his lifetime.
Lil Dagover
Lil Dagover was a German actress whose film career spanned from 1913 to 1979. She was a popular film actress in the Weimar Republic.
