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'''''The Golem''''' was a silent 1915 German horror film written, directed by, and starring Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen.<ref>[http://horror.wikia.com/wiki/The_Golem_(1915) Horror Wikia article.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16. </ref> It told the story of a petrified, human-sized monster made out of clay in | '''''The Golem''''' was a silent 1915 German horror film written, directed by, and starring Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen.<ref>[http://horror.wikia.com/wiki/The_Golem_(1915) Horror Wikia article.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16. </ref> 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 into unrequited love with a woman, it goes on a murderous rampage. | ||
The film has been reported as lost since soon after its release. By 2007, some footage from the first act and a couple of minutes from the fourth act were recovered. | The film has been reported as lost since soon after its release. By 2007, some footage from the first act and a couple of minutes from the fourth act were recovered. | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 20 May 2016
Surviving still from the film.
Status: Lost
The Golem was a silent 1915 German horror film written, directed by, and starring Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen.[1] 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 into unrequited love with a woman, it goes on a murderous rampage.
The film has been reported as lost since soon after its release. By 2007, some footage from the first act and a couple of minutes from the fourth act were recovered.
Another Golem film, The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917), has also been lost.
Surviving Footage
References
- ↑ Horror Wikia article. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.