insane asylum,black and white,silent film,unreliable narrator,expressionism,somnambulist,unreliable flashback,megalomania,madman,somnambulism,german expressionism,ominous

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Wiene
  • Profile picture of Werner Krauss
    Dr. Caligari Werner Krauss
  • Profile picture of Conrad Veidt
    Cesare Conrad Veidt
  • Profile picture of Friedrich Fehér
    Francis Friedrich Fehér
  • Profile picture of Lil Dagover
    Jane Lil Dagover
  • Profile picture of Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
    Alan Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Lettinger
    Dr. Olsen Rudolf Lettinger
  • Profile picture of Henri Peters-Arnolds
    Young Doctor (uncredited) Henri Peters-Arnolds
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Klein-Rogge
    Criminal (uncredited) Rudolf Klein-Rogge

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Keywords

  • insane asylum
  • black and white
  • silent film
  • unreliable narrator
  • expressionism
  • somnambulist
  • unreliable flashback
  • megalomania
  • madman
  • somnambulism
  • german expressionism
  • ominous