Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. It is the annual fair in Holstenwall. 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. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari. The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her. Jane's father awakens because of the noise, and he and some servants follow the fleeing Cesare. When Cesare cannot outrun his pursuers anymore, he gently places Jane down on the ground, and runs away. Francis and the police investigate the caravan of Dr. Caligari, but the doctor succeeds in slipping away. Francis pursues the fleeing Dr. Caligari, and sees him disappear into a madhouse. Francis enters the madhouse, where he is sure he will find the truth behind all these mysterious events.
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IMDb (8.0/10) | Rotten Tomatoes (99%)
GenresHorror, Mystery, Thriller
DirectorsRobert Wiene
ActorsWerner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher
Plot SummaryHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Note from EncoderHappy Halloween 2022 from QxR!
Encoded from the 2014 Eureka Entertainment/Masters of Cinema release. All extras are included as well as a bonus documentary, "From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses".
A 4K UHD Blu-ray was recently announced with a December 5th release. I'd already had this finished for a while, so I figured I'd finally get it out there before Tigole's 4K encode ;)
Mediainfo wrote:General
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Duration : 1 h 17 min
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00:02:26.688 : de:Chapter 02
00:13:34.438 : de:Chapter 03
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00:38:32.268 : de:Chapter 05
00:50:53.341 : de:Chapter 06
01:05:53.866 : de:Chapter 07
01:16:17.072 : de:Chapter 08
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