Movie Description In this silent, classic example of early German expressionism, this cinematic landmark relates the stylized tale of a Dr. Caligari, a fairground showman who hypnotizes an innocent villager--turning him into a sleepwalking "zombie"--and compels him to carry out fiendish murders. Inarguably a landmark in world cinema, Robert Weine's one-of-a-kind thriller features fantastical, heavily stylized sets, antirealist acting, and evocative subjective camerawork.
| Credits | | Cast: | Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss |
Editorial Reviews "...Exhibit A for the whole German Expressionist movement....A classic." -- Rating: A Entertainment Weekly - p.69 - Steve Simels
"...This is an impressive color-tinted rendering of the German silent classic..." USA Today - Mike Clark (05/24/1996)
"...One of the first -- and still one of the greatest -- psychological horror movies..." Total Film - Alan Morrison (12/01/2000)
"...[An] eerie classic..." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (04/01/2001)
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