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The Golem

Original title: Der Golem
  • 19141914
  • 1h
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The Golem (1914)
Horror
In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, ... Read allIn this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an anti... Read allIn this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dea... Read all
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    • Directors
      • Paul Wegener
      • Henrik Galeen
    • Writers
      • Paul Wegener
      • Henrik Galeen
    • Stars
      • Paul Wegener
      • Henrik Galeen
      • Lyda Salmonova
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      • Paul Wegener
      • Henrik Galeen
    • Writers
      • Paul Wegener
      • Henrik Galeen
    • Stars
      • Paul Wegener
      • Henrik Galeen
      • Lyda Salmonova
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    Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Henrik Galeen in The Golem (1914)
    Carl Ebert and Lyda Salmonova in The Golem (1914)
    Carl Ebert, Lyda Salmonova, and Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Henrik Galeen in The Golem (1914)
    Rudolf Blümner and Henrik Galeen in The Golem (1914)
    Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Lyda Salmonova and Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Paul Wegener in The Golem (1914)
    Henrik Galeen in The Golem (1914)

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    Paul Wegener
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    • Gelehrter
    Robert A. Dietrich
    Carl Ebert
    • Troedler
    Jakob Tiedtke
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      • Henrik Galeen
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      • Henrik Galeen
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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.
    • Connections
      Featured in So Sweet... So Perverse (1969)

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    Fragments Are Very Much Worth Watching
    Der Golem (1915)

    Paul Wegener will always be remembered for his 1920 film DER GOLEM but most people don't realize that he played the character in two earlier pictures. Sadly this 1915 version is lost as is the 1917 film. Thankfully, however, there are about five-minutes worth of fragments from the 1915 version that are out there to be viewed.

    In all honesty, these five-minutes are a true thrill for fans of the 1920 film, which was pretty much a prequel to this. There are a couple sequences shown in the fragments where we get a terrific look at the Golem make-up and this alone makes this worth celebrating. The make- up here is actually very similar to what we saw in the 1910 version, although actor Wegener was much skinnier here. There's another sequence showing a bunch of people running out of a house and into the streets, which I'm going to guess was them trying to escape from the Golem.

    Again, the fragments just total five-minutes but if you're a horror fan or film buff then they're very much worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1915 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • None
      • German
    • Also known as
      • El golem
    • Filming locations
      • Bioscop-Atelier, Neubabelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Deutsche Bioscop GmbH
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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