The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Overview

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

Cast

• 

  Werner Krauss

  Dr. Caligari

• 

  Conrad Veidt

  Cesare

• 

  Friedrich Fehér

  Francis

• 

  Lil Dagover

  Jane

• 

  Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

  Alan

• 

  Rudolf Lettinger

  Dr. Olsen

• 

  Henri Peters-Arnolds

  Young Doctor (uncredited)

• 

  Rudolf Klein-Rogge

  Criminal (uncredited)

• Hans Lanser-Rudolf

  Old Man (uncredited)

• Ludwig Rex

  Murderer (uncredited)

• 

  Elsa Wagner

  Landlady (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Robert Wiene

Writer

Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer

Cinematography

Willy Hameister

Music

Giuseppe Becce, Alfredo Antonini