The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
Directed by Carl Boese, Paul Wegener
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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.
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- Directors
- Carl Boese, Paul Wegener
- Written by
- Gustav Meyrink, Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener
- Produced by
- Paul Davidson
- Composer
- Hans Landsberger
- Cinematographers
- Guido Seeber, Karl Freund
- Studio
- Projektions-AG Union
- Origin country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Language
- German
- Also known as
- The Golem
- TMDB
- 7.0/10 (248 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.2/10 (8,788 votes)
Cast
Paul Wegener
The Golem
Albert Steinrück
Rabbi Loew
Lyda Salmonova
Miriam, the Rabbi's Daughter
Ernst Deutsch
Rabbi Famulus
Hans Stürm
Rabbi Jehuda, the Elder of the Community
Max Kronert
Temple Servant
Otto Gebühr
Emperor
Dore Paetzold
Emperor's Concubine
Lothar Müthel
Knight Florian
Greta Schröder
Young Woman with Rose
Loni Nest
Little Girl
Carl Ebert
Temple Servant (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Jester (uncredited)
Ursula Nest
Little Girl (uncredited)
Crew
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