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1920 | Fantasy | Horror
91 mins Germany
Expressionist silent horror movie from Germany. The threat of his people being expelled from their homes leads a Rabbi to create a servant from clay, using dangerous magical rituals. The resulting Golem is an impressive creature, but how long can he be kept under control? Technically this is the third film about the Golem made by Paul Wegener (a prequel to the other two), but the only one to have survived to the present day. Full German title: Der Golem, Wie Er In Die Welt Kam.
| Produced by | UFA |
| Director | Paul Wegener and Carl Boese |
| Writer | Henrik Galeen and Paul Wegener |
| Cast | Albert Steinbruck, Lydia Salmonova, Ernst Deutsch and Paul Wegener |
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Another expressionist German fantasy film about the dangers of flirting with the powers of darkness; if you're looking for historical irony the fact it's based on a Jewish legend should give you plenty to work with. Holds up pretty well; the similarities to Frankenstein are very obvious, and the director gives a striking performance as the monster. Many other performances are striking to the modern eye as well, although not in quite the same way. Some interesting cultural baggage to be unpicked here too (the Jewish characters are the heroes of the film, but the Rabbi does have black magic powers which no-one seems very surprised). Interesting historically and a watchable genre movie, too.