The Golem
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.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Released
- 1920
- Country
- Germany
Details
Release year: 1920
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Paul Wegener — Ein seltsames Geschöpf, genannt der Golem, A strange creature called the Golem
Albert Steinrück — Der hohe Rabbi Löw, Rabbi Loew
Ernst Deutsch — Des Rabbi Famulus, The Rabbi's Famulus
Lyda Salmonova — Mirjam, des Rabbi Tochter, Mirjam, the Rabbi's Daughter
Did you know
• This was the third of a trilogy that Paul Wegener made featuring the Golem, the other two being The Golem (1914) and the short comedy The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917). This movie works as a prequel to the first film and is the only one that has not been lost.
• "Aemaet", the life-giving word which Rabbi Lowe compels from the spirit Astaroth is also reflected in the bolts of lightning at the end of the creation scene.
• Paul Wegener had the idea of making a film about the Golem after hearing the original legend being told in Prague, where he spent some time filming The Student of Prague (1913). Unhappy with his 1915 attempt at telling the story, he decided to make another film.
User reviews
Influential Silent Classic
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A Gothic Classic
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
