The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920·76'

Robert Wiene

DramaHorrorThrillerCrime

★ 7.9

Letterboxd TMDB #234

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.

Cast

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)

Elsa Wagner Landlady (uncredited)