The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari poster
Director Robert Wiene
Screenplay Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Original Title: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

Tagline: You must become Caligari!

Release Date: 1920-02-27

Duration: 78 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Conrad Veidt
    Cesare
  • Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
    Alan
  • Lil Dagover
    Jane
  • Friedrich Fehér
    Francis
  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge
    Criminal (uncredited)
  • Werner Krauß
    Dr. Caligari
  • Rudolf Lettinger
    Dr. Olsen
  • Elsa Wagner
    Landlady (uncredited)
  • Hans Lanser-Rudolf
    Old Man (uncredited)
  • Henri Peters-Arnolds
    Young Doctor (uncredited)