The Golem: How He Came into the World

1920 film by Paul Wegener, Carl Boese
Movie silent_film Q522754
The Golem: How He Came into the World
Hans Poelzig · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Golem: How He Came into the World

Summary

The Golem: How He Came into the World is a silent film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's instance of is recorded as How He Came into the World — instance of (P31): silent film[3].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World was directed by How He Came into the World — director (P57): Paul Wegener[4].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World was directed by How He Came into the World — director (P57): Carl Boese[5].
  • How He Came into the World — screenwriter (P58): Henrik Galeen wrote the screenplay for The Golem: How He Came into the World[6].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's composer is recorded as How He Came into the World — composer (P86): Hans Landsberger[7].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's genre is How He Came into the World — genre (P136): silent film[8].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's genre is How He Came into the World — genre (P136): monster film[9].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's genre is How He Came into the World — genre (P136): horror film[10].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's genre is How He Came into the World — genre (P136): fantasy film[11].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World followed How He Came into the World — follows (P155): The Golem and the Dancing Girl[12].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Paul Wegener[13].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Ernst Deutsch[14].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Albert Steinrück[15].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Lyda Salmonova[16].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Lothar Müthel[17].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Otto Gebühr[18].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Greta Schröder[19].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Loni Nest[20].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Max Kronert[21].
  • A cast member of The Golem: How He Came into the World was How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Fritz Feld[22].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World was produced by How He Came into the World — producer (P162): Paul Davidson[23].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's production company is recorded as How He Came into the World — production company (P272): PAGU[24].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's director of photography is recorded as How He Came into the World — director of photography (P344): Karl Freund[25].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's Commons category is recorded as The Golem (1920 film)[26].
  • The Golem: How He Came into the World's review score is recorded as 7.8/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Golem: How He Came into the World was produced by How He Came into the World — producer (P162): Paul Davidson[23]. Directors include How He Came into the World — director (P57): Paul Wegener[4] and How He Came into the World — director (P57): Carl Boese[5]. How He Came into the World — screenwriter (P58): Henrik Galeen wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Paul Wegener[13], How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Ernst Deutsch[14], How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Albert Steinrück[15], How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Lyda Salmonova[16], How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Lothar Müthel[17], and How He Came into the World — cast member (P161): Otto Gebühr[18].

Publication

Publication dates include October 29, 1920[28] and June 19, 1921[29]. Genres include How He Came into the World — genre (P136): silent film[8], How He Came into the World — genre (P136): monster film[9], How He Came into the World — genre (P136): horror film[10], and How He Came into the World — genre (P136): fantasy film[11].

Reception

Reviews include 7.8/10[27] and 100%[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Golem: How He Came into the World followed How He Came into the World — follows (P155): The Golem and the Dancing Girl[12].

Why It Matters

The Golem: How He Came into the World has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 der-golem-wie-er-in-die-welt-kam
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  2. 7d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Hans Poelzig
    Publication date +1920-10-29T00:00:00Z, +1921-06-19T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Henrik Galeen
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+85'}
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