The Golem (also known as The Golem: How He Came Into the World. German: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) is a 1920 silent horror film directed and starring Paul Weneger. It is an icon of German expressionism.
Plot[]
In 16th-century Prague, the stars indicate an oncoming disaster. A rabbi uses sorcery and magic to create a golem to protect the Jews from this oncoming disaster.
Cast[]
- Paul Weneger as Der Golem
- Albert Steinrück as Der Rabbi Löw
- Ernst Deutsch as Der Rabbi Famulus
- Lyda Salmonova as Miriam, des Rabbi Tochter
- Hans Stürm as Der Rabbi Jehuda
- Max Kronert as Der Tempeldiener
- Otto Gebühr as Der Kaiser
- Dore Paetzold as Der Kaiser’s Kebse
- Lothar Müthel as Der Junker Florian
- Greta Schröder as Ein Mägdelein mit Der Rose