Widely recognized as the source of the Frankenstein myth, the ancient Hebrew legend of the Golem provided actor/director Paul Wegener with the substance for one of the most adventurous films of the German silent cinema.Read More »
Ernst Deutsch
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Paul Wegener & Carl Boese – Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam AKA The Golem (1920)
1911-1920Carl BoeseGermanyHorrorPaul WegenerSilentWeimar Republic cinema -
Karl Heinz Martin – Von morgens bis mitternachts AKA From Morn to Midnight (1920)
1911-1920GermanyHorrorKarl Heinz MartinSilentWeimar Republic cinema
Still shocking even today, From Morn to Midnight remains one of the boldest examples of German expressionist cinema. Based on a play by one of the era’s most respected expressionist writers, Georg Kaiser, the story centres on a bank cashier (Ernst Deutsch) who steals money after becoming enraptured by an elegant customer (Erna Morena). Driven by lust, he begs the customer to come away with him, but she laughs in his face. Distraught at having to return home to his drab family life, the cashier goes on the run, determined to seek out the pleasure and passion he has been missing. But he is continually haunted by visions of death, and his relationship with the stolen money soon sours.Read More »
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Carl Boese & Paul Wegener – Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam AKA The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)
1911-1920Carl BoeseGermanyHorrorPaul WegenerSilentWeimar Republic cinema
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.Read More »
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Carl Boese & Paul Wegener – Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam AKA The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920) (HD)
1911-1920Carl BoeseGermanyHorrorPaul WegenerSilent
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.Read More »