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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Adam Green - November 19, 2011 in Films, German Expressionist film, horror, non-article, Robert Wiene, silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
A silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene from a screenplay by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. It is one of the most influential of German Expressionist films and is often considered one of the greatest horror movies of the silent era – notable for having introduced the ‘twist ending’ in cinema and for its weird and distorted set design. Our hero Francis grapples with the deranged Dr.Caligari in a world which is not quite all that it seems…
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| CLIPS | SHORT | FULL LENGTH SILENT | FULL LENGTH TALKIE |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Kiss (1896) 25secs | Experiments in the Revival of Organisms (1940) 20min | Battleship Potemkin (1925) 1hr13min | The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) 1hr57min |
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VD is for Everybody (1969) 1min | American Day in Tripoli, Libya (1962) 14min | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) 1hr11min | Cyrano De Bergerac (1950) 1hr53min |
The Enchanted Drawing (1900) 1min29sec | Your Name Here (1960) 10min10sec | Stella Maris (1918) 1hr13min | Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) 1hr40min |