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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:
This is NOT the 1920 version! more

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

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Trivia:
In 2007, a 77 meter length fragment (from Act IV) was newly found, and was presented at the Opening Gala of "CineFest 2007: 4th International Festival of German Film Heritage", along with the 20 meter length fragments from Act I that had already been preserved. It is available on Pal DVD as a supplement of its catalog "Film im Herzen Europas" (ISBN: 3883779261) and has also become available DVD alone in 2008. more
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43 out of 43 people found the following comment useful:-
This is NOT the 1920 version!, 7 December 2003
Author: Jay Pearlman from NYC

Reviewers of this film seem to be confusing it with Wegener's "The Golem - How He Came Into The World" (1920). Let's clarify:

In 1914, "Der Golem" was filmed. This movie dealt with the resurrection of the Golem in modern times. Known in the USA as "The Monster of Fate", it is considered a lost film. Only about a minute or so survives, somewhere in Germany. Rumors have circulated for years of a single, surviving print - but this seems to be untrue.

The 1920 film was actually Wegener's "prequel" - a film set totally in period, dealing with the creation of the clay being by Rabbi Loew, and how it is brought to life.

The 1920 film is, in my opinion, a must-see; the earlier film is pretty much lost. It is important, however, that we not confuse these two motion pictures.

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