In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
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| Paul Wegener | ... | Der Golem / The Golem | |
| Albert Steinrück | ... | Der Rabbi Löw / Rabbi Loew | |
| Lyda Salmonova | ... | Miriam, des Rabbi Tochter / Miriam, the Rabbi's Daughter | |
| Ernst Deutsch | ... | Der Rabbi Famulus / The Rabbi's Famulus | |
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Hans Stürm | ... | Der Rabbi Jehuda, der Älteste der Gemeinde (as Hanns Sturm) |
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Max Kronert | ... | Der Tempeldiener / Temple Servant |
| Otto Gebühr | ... | Der Kaiser / Emperor Luhois | |
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Dore Paetzold | ... | Des Kaisers Kebse / The Emperor's Mistress |
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Lothar Müthel | ... | Der Junker Florian / Knight Florian |
| Greta Schröder | ... | Ein Mägdelein mit der Rose / Young Woman with Rose | |
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Loni Nest | ... | Ein kleines Mädchen / Little Girl |
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In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
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The golem's position relative to the beam when pulling the chain to stoke the fire. See more »Alternate Versions
The 2002 Alpha Video DVD version runs for 101 minutes. This is not evident from the back of the Alpha Video DVD case, which wrongly lists the running time as only 85 minutes. It looks as if Alpha Video somehow got hold of the fullest version currently known - maybe even a complete version of the film, since there are no obvious gaps in the story. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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GermanyRelease Date:
19 June 1921 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This is, currently, the only silent movie I have ever seen, and I was unsure how I'd take it. I had heard a lot about this movie and was expecting big things, and I must say I was impressed.
The only major complain I have is that, as with many older classics, I read a review of it prior to buying in which the reviewer gave WAY too much away (the ending sequence, namely).. this has happened to me far too many times. I really wish reviewers wouldn't assume that everyone has already seen the movies they are reviewing, just because they are 'classics'. It really dampened my experience with the ending of both this movie, and The Man with X-Ray Eyes, just to name a few.
Anywho, the version I saw (the Kino remaster) was great. The picture quality was about as good as you could expect from a film more than 80 years old. The score was very good, maybe a tad repetitive, but it suit the film. The acting is quite good, very reminiscant of the acting style from the mid-to-early 20th century.
The scare factor? Well, probably not much these days. The Jewish ghetto is very well constructed, and really suits the setting. The golem himself is not so scary, more goofy to me, but to people in 1920, I can imagine he could have been quite scary. This is more of an 'interest' movie, than an all-out scare fest. You can really see where so many of the great horror/scare films over the years got their ideas from after seeing early films such as this.
I would definately recommend everyone who is interested in horror to track it down. Don't be put off by the fact that it's a silent film, it took all of 20 seconds for me to forget that completely, and to just enjoy the film.