A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. Caligari, who exhibits a somnambulist, Cesare, that can predict the future. When Alan asks how long he has to live, Cesare says he has until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, as Alan is murdered, and Cesare is a prime suspect. Cesare creeps into Jane’s bedroom and abducts her, running from the townspeople and finally dying of exhaustion. Meanwhile, the police …
I just bought this on DVD, and it is 82 minutes! I found it used. This may not be the first horror movie, but according to to a direct quote from the back of this DVD: “This silent masterpiece has been called the first ‘cult’ movie and the first horror film of genuine quality and substance.”
Actually, the first horror movie was “Le Manoir Du Diable” (1896) (aka The Devil’s Castle), even though it was only about two minutes long.
This version is shorter only because it’s the “condensed” version, which means it was sped up.
Oh, I see. hehe
yeah same here i just bought a reel of this of ebay for 150$
Wow a reel? Seriously? Lucky
yeah now i just have to find a projector lol
actually i think the first horror movie was frankenstein in 1910
Amazing, they made this in Germany just after World War One ended. A lot of dread in this one, and very expressionistic.
Actually it is believed that Le Manoir du diable (aka “The House of the Devil”) was the first Horror Film Ever made and that was made in 1896
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Classic!!!
i love old movies, even if i was born on those days.
ebay?
yeah it was on there and i got but the film is kinda melted
I just watched the full uncondensed version with live music from an Orchestra. Double bassist Andrew Downing created a much more sombre soundtrack to it, then this version. I really thought the music he wrote for it was much better for the movie this this music, this music is much to happy for a ‘horror’ film, I think.
I like this film a lot! Not really spooky but still quite disturbing! I liked the scenes with Cesare and the ending best.
thanks to put it!!!!
is that version on the tube
No, unfortunally not.
17:18 … on his cellphone
6:00
listen to Michael Tsarion on the youtube. He is the worlds premier conspiracy researcher/lecturer/author. Leo Zagami and Dr. Bill Deagle are highly informative as well
wow, asylums haven’t changed much
Sconvolgente.Davvero.