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'''''The Golem''''' was a silent 1915 German horror film starring Paul Wegener as the title character, who also co-wrote and directed along with co-star Henrik Galeen. It told the story of a human sized monster made out of clay in ancient Prague to protect the Jewish people from their persecutors being found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the present day. It is brought back to life and used as a servant, but then it falls in love with a woman and goes on a murderous rampage when its affection goes unanswered.
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'''''The Golem''''' is a German silent horror film released in 1915 that was written, directed by, and starring Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen. It told the story of a petrified, human-sized monster made out of clay in Prague who protected the Jewish people from their persecutors. It is brought back to life and used as a servant, but after falling in unrequited love with a woman, it goes on a murderous rampage.


After its release, the film wasn't heard from afterwards, and was reported as being lost for many years. Afterwards, some footage from the first act was recovered, then in 2007, a couple of minutes from the fourth act were recovered as well. Two more Golem films from the same actor/director were produced in the following years ([[The Golem and the Dancing Girl (Lost 1917 Silent Comedy Film)|another now lost]], the other widely available), but so far aside from a few photos and the aforementioned recovered fragments, no other footage from this film has surfaced.
==Availability==
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The film was reported to be lost soon after its release. By 2007, some footage from the first act and a couple of minutes from the fourth act were recovered.
File:Golem-1915.jpg|Still from the film.
 
File:The Golem 1915 Fragments-0|The found footage edited together (mirror of the original, now-removed upload).
Additionally, several sources claim that prints do still exist, and Elizabeth Baer states in her book, ''The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction'', that Donald Glut knows a "European film collector" who owns a copy. He did not source his claim, however, says Baer.
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==Gallery==
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==See Also==
*''[[The Golem and the Dancing Girl (lost German silent film; 1917)|The Golem and the Dancing Girl]]'', another lost Golem film
 
==External Link==
*[http://horror.wikia.com/wiki/The_Golem_(1915) Horror Wikia article on ''The Golem''.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16
 
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 26 May 2021

TheGolem1915-InfoboxStill.jpg

Surviving still from the film.

Status: Partially Found

The Golem is a German silent horror film released in 1915 that was written, directed by, and starring Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen. It told the story of a petrified, human-sized monster made out of clay in Prague who protected the Jewish people from their persecutors. It is brought back to life and used as a servant, but after falling in unrequited love with a woman, it goes on a murderous rampage.

Availability

The film was reported to be lost soon after its release. By 2007, some footage from the first act and a couple of minutes from the fourth act were recovered.

Additionally, several sources claim that prints do still exist, and Elizabeth Baer states in her book, The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction, that Donald Glut knows a "European film collector" who owns a copy. He did not source his claim, however, says Baer.

Gallery

The found footage edited together (mirror of the now-deleted original upload).

See Also

External Link