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Release Date: 1920-02-27
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TMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 1,851 votes on TMDB
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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.
Tagline:You must become Caligari!
Genres: Drama|
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Release Date: 1920-02-27
Movie Revenue: $8811
Movie Runtime: 76
Language: No Language
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Box Office Collection: $18000
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari was released on 27 February 1920. It is a Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime film with a running time of 76 minutes. Produced in Germany. You can find full details on Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, including cast, trailers and UK streaming availability, right here on Filmoria.
Filmoria's Take: It is rated well above the average for a wide release. It has had time to find its audience by now. If you are into Drama, it is worth a look.
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This is a seriously creepy affair that follows the story of the young "Franzis" (Friedrich Feher) who goes to a fairground one night with his friend "Alan" (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski). They happen upon the performance of the coffin-dwelling somnambulist prophesier "Cesare" (Conrad Veidt) and his spooky master "Dr. Caligari" (Werner Krauss). "Casare" - who is all but skeletal in appearance, portends looming disaster for "Alan", and when he is found murdered next morning suspicions turn to this enigmatic pair- even though there is no real "evidence" at all! Things take an even darker twist when the anaemic seer predicts that "Jane" (Lil Dagover), a gentle creature admired by both the deceased and his surviving friend, is not long for this mortal coil either... It falls to "Franzis" to solve the mystery and save his love from... The story is bleak at times, the settings stark and angular, frequently almost abstract in appearance. Veidt is outstanding, as if he were in a nightmare in an Escher drawing, or some other such challenging structure for our minds to comprehend; and Krauss, too, with his maniacal eyes and almost orchestra leading hand gestures is wonderful too. The photography has a tendency to draw out the shots a little too much, but again - they help create a genuine sense of scariness. Nothing gory, or bloody - just eerie, and enormously effective. Unlike so many films that have attained critical acclaim, or cult status, this is actually a really good story with strong acting talent and wonderfully vivid visuals from Robert Wiene (and Willy Hameister) that really is amongst the best of it's - or any other - genre..
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This is the worst movie I've ever watched 15 minutes of. Lars von Trier once said he knew at the latest fifteen minutes into a movie whether it was worth continuing, and I took that advice to heart, so here we are. Okay. Seriously. SERIOUSLY? Yes, 102 years ago, "cinema" was in its early years. Silent movies, someone on a piano going plonkty plonk while people were drinking moonshine, smoking plutonium and coughing up pneumonia. Great. How fantastically interesting in a historical perspective. (Seriously, though, it is.) But hello, and welcome to reality in the now. This is absolute garbage. The only way this is useful in any way is as a source for memes. I'd like to see this with a death metal soundtrack. Or in MST3K form. Anything. Or simply as something displayed on the wall at a rave, for kitsch. This is TERRIBLE. Anyone who rates this more than 1 stars is either a movie historian (thumbs up, dudes, I do appreciate you work, whatever it is, maybe not actually) or a pretentious dumbbell, who has never enjoyed a movie in his or her life for fear of being wrong about enjoying it. Christ on a mongoloid horse. Garbage.
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**"There are spirits. They are all around us."** My thoughts throughout the film... 1. The first half was a little boring and seemed cut and dry, but the second half ate 2. Caligari was going to town ringing that bell 3. His gloves are Mickey's gloves, could not take him seriously at all 4. It almost looked like Cesare had sparkly gold eyeshadow when his eyes were shut and I love that 5. TCODC's blue tint walked so Twilight could run 6. The music when Jane was being kidnapped did ***not*** fit the mood 7. At first, I thought Caligari and Cesare were immortal and I thought that was really cool, but they actually just used the original Caligari and Cesare's names and that's not as cool 8. When Caligari first met Cesare it was giving gay lovers 9. Justice for Franzis, they put my man in a straight jacket > (4.5/5, originally reviewed 1/24/25)
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