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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
98% match192013+1h 12mHD
A fairground hypnotist and his sleepwalker spread terror through a town of twisted streets.
Dr. Caligari arrives at a small-town fair with Cesare, a sleepwalker he claims can foretell the future. That same night the murders begin. Francis, a young man who loses his best friend, suspects the strange doctor and follows him to an unexpected place. Its painted sets, full of impossible angles, made it the defining symbol of German Expressionism.
Did you know?
- The town's shadows and light beams are not real: they are painted directly onto the sets.
- Its twist ending is one of cinema's first famous plot twists.
Piano accompaniment: Frédéric Chopin, recordings by Musopen (public domain).
Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover
Director: Robert Wiene
Genre: Horror
