Der Golem (1915)

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In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered. Also Known As: The Golem Title: Der Golem Release Date: , 1919 Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror Country: Germany Colors: Black and White Sound: Silent IMDB Rating: 6.6 Brimstone Pit Rating: 7.6 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With D Director(s): Henrik Galeen Paul Wegener Cast: Paul Wegener ...Golem Henrik Galeen ...Troedler Lyda Salmonova ...Jessica Rudolf Blumner ...Gelehrter Robert A. Dietrich ... Carl Ebert ...Troedler Jakob Tiedtke ... Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Paul Wegener Hanns Lippmann Writer(s): Henrik Galeen Paul Wegener Movie Trivia: This lost film (please check your attic) is often confused with director Paul Wegener second and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). To add to the confusion, Danish director Urban Gad reportedly made his own Golem movie in 1916, although it is doubtful that Gad's movie was ever completed or even made it into production. Leni Riefenstahl claims in her memoir, that Harry R. Sokal was also a producer of this film. In 2007, a 77 meter length fragment (from Act IV) was newly found, and was presented at the Opening Gala of "CineFest 2007: 4th International Festival of German Film Heritage", along with the 20 meter length fragments from Act I that had already been preserved. It is available on Pal DVD as a supplement of its catalog "Film im Herzen Europas" (ISBN: 3883779261) and has also become available DVD alone in 2008. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Golem, Love, Synagogue, Rabbi, Lost Film  ...[more] Keywords All: Statue Comes To Life, 1500s, German Expressionism Seen it? Rate it Currently 7.60/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 7.6 out of 10.0 - 55 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST