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Caligari — Wie der Horror ins Kino kam

(2014)

Overview

On February 26, 1920, Robert Wiene's world-famous film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. To this day, it is considered a manifesto of German expressionism; a legend of cinema and a key work to understand the nature of the Weimar Republic and the constant political turmoil in which a divided society lived after the end of the First World War.

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Original TitleCaligari — Wie der Horror ins Kino kam

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2014-02-12

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 52m

Production CompaniesLOOKS,ZDF,Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung,ARTE

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History
  • TV Movie