Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari

Year: 1919

Production Country: Germany

Directed by Robert Wiene
Featuring Werner Krauß / Conrad Veidt / Lil Dagover

Design (1)
Stills (13)

Horror. Expressionist drama about a weird professor and his mad somnambulist colleague.

Cast & credits

Cast

Dr Caligari/director of asylum Werner Krauß
Cesare Conrad Veidt
Jane Lil Dagover
Franzis Friedrich Feher
Alan Hans Heinz von Twardowski
Dr Olsen Rudolf Lettinger
a rogue Ludwig Rex
landlady Elsa Wagner
captured murderer Rudolf Klein-rogge
cast member Henri Peters-arnolds
cast member Hans Lanser-ludolff

Credits

Direction

Director Robert Wiene
Assistant Director Rochus Gliese

Production

Production Company Decla Filmgesellschaft
Production Erich Pommer
Production Rudolf Meinert

Writing

Scenario Carl Mayer
Scenario Hans Janowitz
Original story Hans Janowitz

Photography

Photography Willy Hameister

Design

Art Director Hermann Warm
Art Director Walter Reimann
Art Director Walter Röhrig

Costumes

cost Walter Reimann

Music

[Music (Original Berlin Presentation)] Giuseppe Becce
[Music (BBC 1975 TV Transmission)] William Fitzwater
[Musical Dir (Orig Berlin presentation)] Leo Zelinsky

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