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Writers:

Henrik Galeen (writer)
Gustav Meyrink (writer)
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Release Date:

2 December 1916 (Japan) more

Genre:

Horror more

Plot:

In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Classic horror film more (4 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Paul Wegener ... Golem
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rudolf Blümner ... Gelehrter
Robert A. Dietrich
Carl Ebert ... Troedler
Henrik Galeen ... Graf
Lyda Salmonova ... Jessica
Jakob Tiedtke
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Golem (USA)
The Monster of Fate
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Runtime:

60 min

Country:

Germany

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Silent


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Leni Riefenstahl claims in her memoir, that Harry R. Sokal was also a producer of this film. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Star, the Castle & the Butterfly (1991) more


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8 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Classic horror film, 21 October 2002
7/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Silent German film. In the 16th century a king orders all the Jews to be banished from his kingdom. A Jewish magician brings to life a clay statue to get the king to reverse his order.

A classic horror film--a direct influence on many others...especially "Frankenstein". Personally, I don't like this film. It was very slow (even at 70 minutes), the print was in terrible shape, the piano score monotomous and there's some hysterically bad overacting by the extras. But, all the acting by the main players was good; the sets were simply stunning and this is one of the first examples of German expressionism. And how can I really hate a film that influenced so many great horror films? I give it a 7.

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