Movie Still from 1920 German Horror Film "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"

A black and white still from Robert Wiene's "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", featuring actors Conrad Veidt (Cesare), Werner Krauss (Caligari), and Lil Dagover (Jane). Still by Willy Hameister. Measuring 13.75" x 10.75", Germany, circa 1919. Light soiling and small tears to the edges. Some repairs are made with archival paper or tape. Minor bumping and creasing to the corners. Faint soiling throughout.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene. The film is considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema and tells the story of an insane hypnotist (Werner Krauss) who uses a sleepwalking Cesare (Conrad Veidt) to commit murders. The script was inspired by various experiences from the lives of writers Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer, both pacifists who were left distrustful of authority after their experiences with the military during World War I. The film was released just as foreign film industries were easing restrictions on the import of German films following the war, so it was screened internationally. Critic Roger Ebert called it arguably "the first true horror film."

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