The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through.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.
- Director
- Robert Wiene
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $8,811
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
11 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. 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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #18
Placed at #18 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #74
Placed at #74 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari returned 0.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $18,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $8,811
- Release date
- Feb 27, 1920
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- No Language
- Country
- Germany
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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