The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
“You must become Caligari!”
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.
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Cast
11 people
Werner Krauss
Dr. Caligari
Known for
Joyless Street
Tartuffe
Conrad Veidt
Cesare
Known for
Casablanca
The Thief of Bagdad
Friedrich Fehér
Francis
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Alexandra
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Lil Dagover
Jane
Known for
Destiny
Tartuffe
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
Alan
Known for
Hangmen Also Die!
Phantom
Rudolf Lettinger
Dr. Olsen
Also in
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea
Harakiri
Henri Peters-Arnolds
Young Doctor (uncredited)
Also in
The Eyes of Jade
Hate
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Criminal (uncredited)
Known for
Metropolis
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
Old Man (uncredited)
Also in
Zapata's Gang
Das Kind ruft
Ludwig Rex
Murderer (uncredited)
Also in
Othello
Die lachende Seele
Elsa Wagner
Landlady (uncredited)
Also in
The Haunted Castle
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Robert Wiene Director · Carl Mayer Screenplay Hans Janowitz Screenplay
Worldwide gross $8.8K · Budget $18K · United States release June 14, 2003
Box office
Budget
$18,000
Worldwide gross
$8,811
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · February 26, 1920
Premiere · Berliner Filmtheater „Marmorhaus“
Germany · February 27, 1920
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1996
Physical · Video premiere
United States · June 14, 2003
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles Film Festival
United States
April 3, 1921 · Premiere · New York
September 20, 2014 · Limited theatrical · San Francisco Silent Film Festival
October 25, 2014 · Limited theatrical · MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
October 31, 2014 · Limited theatrical · New York
April 11, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Wisconsin Film Festival
Argentina
June 7, 1921 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 11, 1921 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 1921 · Premiere · Paris
March 15, 1922 · Theatrical
February 12, 2014 · TV · ARTE, 2013 restoration
Germany
May 15, 1983 · TV · ZDF: Erste Restaurierung
February 12, 2014 · TV · Arte: Digital restaurierten Fassung
Greece
August 20, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-Issue
Hungary
March 11, 1921 · Theatrical
Japan
May 14, 1921 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 21, 1930 · Theatrical · Datum 1e filmkeuring
April 18, 2016 · Premiere · Imagine Film Festival (digitally restored version)
Poland
March 18, 1920 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 17, 1929 · Theatrical
May 8, 1975 · Limited theatrical · Cineclube do Porto
January 10, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema
Sweden
February 27, 1920 · Theatrical
February 21, 1921 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 17, 1922 · Premiere · Rated A
January 31, 1924 · Theatrical · Rated A
May 26, 1993 · Physical · VHS
June 27, 1997 · Physical · DVD
August 16, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
January 16, 2017 · Physical · DVD premiere
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