
The Hands of Orlac(1924)
A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.


“You must become Caligari!”
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

Werner Krauss
Dr. Caligari

Conrad Veidt
Cesare

Friedrich Fehér
Francis

Lil Dagover
Jane

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Alan

Rudolf Lettinger
Dr. Olsen

Henri Peters-Arnolds
Young Doctor (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Criminal (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Old Man (uncredited)
Ludwig Rex
Murderer (uncredited)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a drama, horror, thriller, crime film released in 1920 exploring themes of insane asylum, black and white, silent film, unreliable narrator, expressionism, somnambulist. Directed by Robert Wiene, it stars Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér. Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
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