The Golem (1915 film)
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| The Golem | |
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| Directed by | Paul Wegener Henrik Galeen |
| Produced by | Hanns Lippmann |
| Written by | Paul Wegener Henrik Galeen |
| Starring | Paul Wegener Rudolf Blümner Carl Ebert Henrik Galeen Lyda Salmonova |
| Release date(s) | January 15, 1915 |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country |  Germany |
| Language | Silent film German intertitles |
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Der Golem (German, translated as The Golem and shown in the USA as The Monster of Fate) is a 1915 silent horror film written and directed by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen. The film is an original work suggested by ancient Jewish legend. It is a long lost film (save for a few fragments).
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[edit] Plot
In the modern times, an antique dealer (Henrik Galeen) finds a golem (Paul Wegener), a clay statue brought to life by a Rabbi four centuries earlier. The dealer resurrects the golem to use him as a servant, but the golem falls in love with the dealer's wife. As she does not return his love, the golem turns to a series of murders.
[edit] Trivia
In the 2006 "Treehouse of Horror XVII" episode of The Simpsons, Bart finds The Golem of Prague whose appearance is exactly the same as the golem portrayed in this film.
[edit] See also
- The Golem: How He Came into the World
- The Golem and the Dancing Girl
- List of films made in the German Empire (1895-1918)
[edit] External links
- The Golem at the Internet Movie Database
