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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD EAN: 0738329025427 Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Kino Video Manufacturer: Kino Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Kino Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 24, 2002 Running Time: 67 minutes Studio: Kino Video Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 1921 Sales Rank: 10347 MPN: KICD02542D
Product Description: A nightmare realm in which light shadow & substance are abstracted a world in which a demented doctor & a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in a small community. Studio: Kino International Release Date: 10/05/2004 Starring: Conrad Veidt Lil Dagover Run time: 75 minutes Director: Robert Weine
Amazon.com: A milestone of the silent film era and one of the first "art films" to gain international acclaim, this eerie German classic from 1919 remains the most prominent example of German expressionism in the emerging art of the cinema. Stylistically, the look of the film's painted sets--distorted perspectives, sharp angles, twisted architecture--was designed to reflect (or express) the splintered psychology of its title character, a sinister figure who uses a lanky somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) as a circus attraction. But when Caligari and his sleepwalker are suspected of murder, their novelty act is surrounded by more supernatural implications. With its mad-doctor scenario, striking visuals, and a haunting, zombie-like character at its center, Caligari was one of the first horror films to reach an international audience, sending shock waves through artistic circles and serving as a strong influence on the classic horror films of the 1920s, '30s, and beyond. It's a museum piece today, of interest more for its historical importance, but Caligari still casts a considerable spell. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - The Best DVD Version of Dr. Caligari
The print is outstanding, the Jazz score is amazing and the toning of the print is excellent. This is also a 35mm print from Germany. Everything is done right with this film. I'm glad Kino took the ... Read More
Rating: - The stuff nightmares are made of....
This is an eerie movie which tells the story of doctor and his charge...a somnambulist named Cesare who mostly sleeps but sometimes wakes up to tell scarey fortunes (like you're going to die tomorrow) ... Read More
Rating: - Caligari is a Masterpiece!
Made at the height of the German Expressionist movement, Caligari is a true classic and a magnificent gem. As a silent film fanatic, this film is on par with other greats such as Nosferatu and the REAL ... Read More
Rating: - Image or Kino?
I'd like to add my two cent's worth here. Not going in to the film itself, I just want to discuss the 2 main versions out there, the Image "Special Collector's Edition" disc from about 10 years ago and ... Read More
Rating: - Distorted Reality
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is famous for being a prime example of German Expressionism, a strange artistic movement in the 1920s that emphasized mood more than story. This film is filled with strange angular ... Read More
- The Best DVD Version of Dr. Caligari 
- Image or Kino?