The Golem

1915 film by Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen
Movie film Q1622001
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The Golem

Summary

The Golem is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Golem's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Golem was directed by Paul Wegener[4].
  • The Golem was directed by Henrik Galeen[5].
  • Henrik Galeen wrote the screenplay for The Golem[6].
  • The Golem's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Golem's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • The Golem's genre is horror film[9].
  • The Golem's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Golem was followed by The Golem and the Dancing Girl[11].
  • A cast member of The Golem was Paul Wegener[12].
  • A cast member of The Golem was Carl Ebert[13].
  • A cast member of The Golem was Henrik Galeen[14].
  • A cast member of The Golem was Lyda Salmonova[15].
  • A cast member of The Golem was Rudolf Blümner[16].
  • A cast member of The Golem was Jakob Tiedtke[17].
  • The Golem was produced by Paul Wegener[18].
  • The Golem was produced by Hanns Lippmann[19].
  • The Golem's director of photography is recorded as Guido Seeber[20].
  • The original language of The Golem was German[21].
  • The Golem's Commons category is recorded as The Golem (1915 film)[22].
  • The Golem's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Golem's country of origin is recorded as Germany[24].
  • The Golem was released on January 1, 1915[25].
  • The Golem's narrative location is recorded as Prague[26].
  • The Golem's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der Golem'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Paul Wegener[18] and Hanns Lippmann[19]. Directors include Paul Wegener[4] and Henrik Galeen[5]. Henrik Galeen wrote the screenplay for The Golem[6]. Cast members include Paul Wegener[12], Carl Ebert[13], Henrik Galeen[14], Lyda Salmonova[15], Rudolf Blümner[16], and Jakob Tiedtke[17].

Publication

The Golem was released on January 1, 1915[25]. The original language of it was German[21]. Genres include silent film[7], fantasy film[8], horror film[9], and drama film[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Golem was followed by it and the Dancing Girl[11].

Why It Matters

The Golem ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · ~2026-45282-85 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/00DB-93F5-7F27-A6CA-FDD6-D
    Cinema.de id → 8935029
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2704]]: 10.5240/FE70-A30D-E5DA-3F16-D747-F"
  2. 6w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 8935029
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6383]]: 8935029"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 74876
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 74876, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 6w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → public domain
    Followed by → The Golem and the Dancing Girl
    Director of photography → Guido Seeber
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+85'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14449]]: 329203"
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