Paul Wegener, Carl Boese
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (The Golem)
Edition 1994
91'
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1920
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Fantasy, Horror
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Dialogue:
German
Director:
Paul Wegener, Carl Boese
Composer:
Hans Landsberger, Lukasz Poleszak
With:
Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch, Paul Wegener, Lyda Salmonova
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi (Steinruck) creates a monster (Wegener) out of clay to help his people fight against the Emperor's expulsion of the Jews from the ghetto. This film is the most eye-catching of the various versions of this ancient Jewish legend, mainly because of the expressionistic sets by Hans Poelzig and the use of chiaroscuro to create a gothic effect. Wegener's lumbering gait was imitated by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931).
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Credits
Director
Paul Wegener, Carl Boese
Composer
Hans Landsberger, Lukasz Poleszak
With
Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch, Paul Wegener, Lyda Salmonova
Scenario
Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen
Director of Photography
Karl Freund, Guido Seeber
Producer
Paul Davidson
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Dialogue
German
Countries of production
Germany
Year
1920
