Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari ( The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari )

Run time 51 min
Producer Rudolf Meinert and Erich Pommer
Production Company Decla-Film-Ges. Holz & Co. (Berlin)
Sponsor https://www.tradebit.com
Audio/Visual silent, black & white
Published 1919
Usage Public Domain
Topics Silent, Fantasy, Horror, German Expressionism

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the first modern Horror Film and it influence a number of contemporary productions.
A real classic!

PLOT:
A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. Caligari, who exhibits a somnambulist, Cesare, that can predict the future.
When Alan asks how long he has to live, Cesare says he has until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, as Alan is murdered, and Cesare is a prime suspect.
Cesare creeps into Jane's bedroom and abducts her, running from the townspeople and finally dying of exhaustion.
Meanwhile, the police discover a dummy in Cesare's cabinet, while Caligari flees.
Francis tracks Caligari to a mental asylum. He is the director! Or is he?