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Quick Info

Rating

7.9/10

Release1920

Runtime1h 17m

StatusReleased

Budget$18,000

Revenue$8,811

Production

Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.

Movie

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

1h 17m

7.9

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Crime

Synopsis

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.

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