The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920·76'

Robert Wiene

DramaHorrorThrillerCrime

DE - German

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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.

Cast

Werner Krauss Dr. Caligari Conrad Veidt Cesare Friedrich Fehér Francis Lil Dagover Jane

Friedrich Feher 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) Elsa Wagner Landlady (uncredited)