The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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.
Director:
Robert Wiene
Writers:
Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer.
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Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari |
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Conrad Veidt as Cesare |
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Friedrich Fehér as Francis |
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Lil Dagover as Jane |
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Alan |
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Rudolf Lettinger as Dr. Olsen |
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Henri Peters-Arnolds as Young Doctor (uncredited) |
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Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Criminal (uncredited) |
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Hans Lanser-Rudolf as Old Man (uncredited) |
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Ludwig Rex as Murderer (uncredited) |
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Elsa Wagner as Landlady (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Wiene | Director |
| Camera | Willy Hameister | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Alfredo Antonini | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Giuseppe Becce | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Walter Reimann | Production Design |
| Writing | Hans Janowitz | Screenplay |
| Art | Walter Röhrig | Production Design |
| Writing | Carl Mayer | Screenplay |
| Art | Hermann Warm | Production Design |
| Production | Erich Pommer | Producer |
| Production | Rudolf Meinert | Producer |