The Golem (partially found German horror film; 1915)

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Surviving still from the film.

Status: Partially Found

The Golem was a silent 1915 German horror film 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 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

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