The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Summary

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a silent film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's instance of is recorded as silent film^[3].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was directed by Robert Wiene^[4].
• Hans Janowitz wrote the screenplay for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari^[5].
• Carl Mayer wrote the screenplay for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari^[6].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's composer is recorded as Giuseppe Becce^[7].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's genre is silent film^[8].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's genre is horror film^[9].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's genre is crime film^[10].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's genre is art horror film^[11].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Werner Krauss^[12].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Conrad Veidt^[13].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Lil Dagover^[14].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Hans Heinrich von Twardowski^[15].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Friedrich Feher^[16].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Rudolf Lettinger^[17].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Elsa Wagner^[18].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Rudolf Klein-Rogge^[19].
• A cast member of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was Ludwig Rex^[20].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was produced by Rudolf Meinert^[21].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was produced by Erich Pommer^[22].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's production company is recorded as Babelsberg Studio^[23].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's director of photography is recorded as Willy Hameister^[24].
• The original language of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was German^[25].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's Commons category is recorded as Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari^[26].
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was distributed by video on demand^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Rudolf Meinert^[21] and Erich Pommer^[22]. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was directed by Robert Wiene^[4]. Screenwriters include Hans Janowitz^[5] and Carl Mayer^[6]. Cast members include Werner Krauss^[12], Conrad Veidt^[13], Lil Dagover^[14], Hans Heinrich von Twardowski^[15], Friedrich Feher^[16], and Rudolf Lettinger^[17].

Publication

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was published on February 27, 1920^[28]. The original language of it was German^[25]. Genres include silent film^[8], horror film^[9], crime film^[10], and art horror film^[11]. It was distributed by video on demand^[27].

Reception

Reviews include 9.3/10^[29] and 96%^[30].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari include Gabinete Caligari^[31], a musical group^[32], founded in 1981^[33] and Caligari Award^[34], an award^[35], in Germany^[36].

Why It Matters

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Gabinete Caligari^[31], a musical group^[32], founded in 1981^[33] and Caligari Award^[34], an award^[35], in Germany^[36].