The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

(1920)

Germany aka "Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari"

67 minutes.

Horror / Silent

Directed by Robert Wiene

Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover

A horror film that surpasses all others.  Alan relates the story of traveling magician Dr. Caligari and Cesare.  Their arrival in a town coincides with savage killings.  Secretly Caligari was an asylum director who hypnotizes Cesare to reenact murders.  But the final reel contains something which will leave the audience shattered.