The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Directed by Robert Wiene

Written by Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

Cast

Werner Krauss

Dr. Caligari

Conrad Veidt

Cesare

Friedrich Fehér

Francis

Lil Dagover

Jane

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

Alan

Rudolf Lettinger

Dr. Olsen

Henri Peters-Arnolds

Young Doctor (uncredited)

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Criminal (uncredited)

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Hans Lanser-Rudolf

Old Man (uncredited)

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Ludwig Rex

Murderer (uncredited)

Elsa Wagner

Landlady (uncredited)