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German · 1920 · 1 h 15 min

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Robert Wiene’s 1920 nightmare of a fairground hypnotist, painted sets, and a story that turns on who is telling it. A founding picture of German expressionist cinema. Not for the young viewers’ shelf.

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Source
Robert Wiene, 1920, Internet Archive copy
Licence
Public domain
Why it is here
Published in 1920. The film is in the public domain. Any music on this copy belongs to that copy; the picture itself is public domain.