The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: A MUST SEE MOVIE!!!

Last night I had my first taste of silent films, I watched Nasferatu. It had it's scary moments, but it took awhile for me to really get into it. Then I watched the silent horror The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and loved it. I'll be doing a review on it as soon as I get the time to watch it a few more times, but for now what are your thoughts about this movie?

At a carnival in Germany, Francis (Friedrich Feher) and his friend Alan (Rudolf Lettinger) encounter the crazed Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss). The men see Caligari showing off his somnambulist, Cesare (Conrad Veidt), a hypnotized man who the doctor claims can see into the future. Shockingly, Cesare then predicts Alan's death, and by morning his chilling prophecy has come true -- making Cesare the prime suspect. However, is Cesare guilty, or is the doctor controlling him?

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It is considered by many to be the first horror film.

Looks really freaky even for a horror film

I studied film in college and this was the first film we watched when we went to German Expressionist. I wouldn't call it scary, but it definitely is a film you gotta watch.

@the_stegman: Agreed, I loved the set and the story, it reminded me of that movie (Spoilers>>) Shutter Island.

It is! It's on Netflix!

Ok.

it's fantastic, more so for the artistically minded and design minded.

The Nazis hated it so that's a plus too, har har.

If you like this, you should also watch the first Vampire film, Nosferatu, by Murnau, which is actually a very faithful version of Bram Stoker's Dracula closer to the book than the Bela Lugosi version.

The silent film version/first version of Phantom of the Opera is also the only version even close to being accurate to the novel by Gaston Laroux.

And The Man Who Laughs, starring Conrad Veidt, was the inspiration for The Joker.

all great stuff, buddy boys. Phantom is public domain and a legal download too.

the first version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was also a much beloved silent film.

@jugjugbanks: I actually seen Nosferatu first, it took me a while to get into it tho, probably because it was the first silent film I ever seen. But it was good, I liked the story. I'll check out the other one's you recommended!

20,000 LUtS I liked the book.

@ccraft said:

@hatemalingsia said:

Ok.

I left a comment to give this thread a proper respect and recognition for the time and effort spent by the author in what I deemed a befitting thread. Oh well, you are welcome.

@hatemalingsia: Oh, well comment like that see sarcastic, so I thought i'd reply with a joking gif.

Like I say "A MUST SEE MOVIE!!!"

You say "okay."

And it only took like 3 minutes to make, I plan on writing a blog about it, going into more detail about it.

No problemo. That's life. Misunderstading happens. Best of luck to you.

bump, eh I might not do a review after all, it won't get many views.

Silent fims. =)

@kfhrfdu_89_76k: Don't you wish the world looked like this film? :D

It's such a tragedy that it's not like this...

Seen it during my horror movie phase when I was about 10-11

Always liked the architecture

@ccraft:

Hmmmm...

More places should be like that, yes.

I did not expect to come across a topic like this on Comic Vine. Pleasantly surprised. I will watch this film again.

Just don't waste your time with "Hexen". title is misleading and it is tres overrated.

Beauty and the Beast, first version, silent, however , is a gemstone of visual art.

@slacker_the_hacker: 10? I would expect any one that young to like movies like this :p

@kfhrfdu_89_76k: Yes it should!

@ms-lola: I want to watch it again too.

I think that much of the trippiness of the gene Wilder (superior) Willy Wonka Film would not have happened if not for CoDC.

I saw the movie about 10 years ago. I was watching a lot of B/W foreign horror stuff. Check out the Coffin Joe flicks.