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Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

20146.70h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Rüdiger Suchsland
Written by Rüdiger Suchsland
Produced by Martina Haubrich
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Martin Engler

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Elisabeth Bronfen

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Erika Gregor

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Ulrich Gregor

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Rosa von der Schulenberg

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Themes & Keywords

cinema on cinemarepublic of weimarexpressionism1920sgerman history

About Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema is a documentary, history, tv movie film released in 2014 exploring themes of cinema on cinema, republic of weimar, expressionism, 1920s, german history. Directed by Rüdiger Suchsland, it stars Martin Engler, Elisabeth Bronfen, Erika Gregor. 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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