The Golem (1936)

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83 min - Fantasy | Horror - 21 March 1937 (USA)

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The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

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Cast

Cast overview:
	Harry Baur	...	L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème
	Roger Karl	...	Le chancelier Lang
	Charles Dorat	...	Le rabbin Jacob
	Roger Duchesne	...	Trignac
	Raymond Aimos	...	Toussaint
	Gaston Jacquet	...	Friedrich, le chef de la police
	Ferdinand Hart	...	Le Golem
	Germaine Aussey	...	La comtesse Strada
	Jany Holt	...	Rachel
	Truda Grosslichtová	...	Madame Benoit (as Tania Doll)

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The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 March 1937 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Golem See more »

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min | Czechoslovakia: 87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Tobis-Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

The synagogue seen in the initial scenes (and others) is clearly modeled on the Alt-Neu Synagogue in Prague, supposedly the place where the Golem would have been stored. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999) See more »