The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) (1919) - Movie Review and Showtimes - New York Magazine

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) (1919)

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(No longer in theaters)
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  • Director: Robert Wiene   Cast: Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
  • Running Time: 69 minutes
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Genre

Drama, Horror, Suspense/Thriller

Release Date

Jan 1, 1920

Release Notes

N/A

Review

Wiene’s lurid, low-budget, 1920 Expressionist horror-melodrama, in which the protagonist recounts the story of a deranged carnival figure and his murderous somnambulist Cesare, is so twisted, hyperstylized, and visually enthralling that it’s practically a piece of artwork unto itself. Screening at MoMA.