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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Title: The Man of Stone (1936)
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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Harry Baur | ... | L'empereur Rodolphe II - roi de Bohème | |
| Roger Karl | ... | Lang - Le chancelier | |
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Charles Dorat | ... | Jacob - Le rabbin |
| 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 | |
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Truda Grosslichtová | ... | Madame Benoit (as Tania Doll) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ernst Reicher | |||
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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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central europe | foreign language adaptation | literature on screen | czech literature on screen | european literature on screen |Taglines:
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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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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FrenchRelease Date:
21 March 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Man of Stone See more »Filming Locations:
Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech RepublicCompany Credits
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It's not easy to combine a French set of comedians with a legend from Jewish tradition supposingly happening in Prague but it's hard to resist to the charm of the pre-WW2 movie by Duvivier.