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The Golem: How He Came into the World
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.
1920 · Directed by Carl Boese · 85 min · Fantasy · Horror · 16 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener
- Cinematography: Karl Freund, Guido Seeber
- Music: Hans Landsberger
- Produced by: Paul Davidson
Cast
- Paul Wegener as The Golem
- Albert Steinrück as Rabbi Loew
- Lyda Salmonova as Miriam, the Rabbi's Daughter
- Ernst Deutsch as Rabbi Famulus
- Hans Stürm as Rabbi Jehuda, the Elder of the Community
- Max Kronert as Temple Servant
- Otto Gebühr as Emperor
- Dore Paetzold as Emperor's Concubine
- Lothar Müthel as Knight Florian
- Greta Schröder as Young Woman with Rose
Production
- Country: Germany
- Language: No Language
- Studios: Projektions-AG Union
- Themes: based on novel or book, jewish ghetto, rabbi, in vitro fertilisation, prague, czech republic, prequel, antisemitism, silent film, expressionism, golem
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