The Golem (partially found German horror film; 1915): Difference between revisions

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File:Golem-1915.jpg

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 ancient 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).

References

↑ Horror Wikia article. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.

[1] Horror Wikia article. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.

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-[[File:Golem-1915.jpg|thumb|300px|Still from the film.]]
+{{InfoboxLost
-'''''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.
+|title=<center>The Golem (1915)</center>
+|image=Golem-1915.jpg
+|imagecaption=Surviving still from the film.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
-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 silent film; 1917)|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.
+'''''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 ancient 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.
-<br/>
+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.
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-P52acgz8|640x480|center|The found footage edited together (mirror of the original, now-removed upload).}}
+Another Golem film, [[The Golem and the Dancing Girl (lost silent film; 1917)|The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917)]], has also been lost.
+==Surviving Footage==
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-P52acgz8|640x480|center|The found footage edited together (mirror of the original, now-removed upload).|frame}}
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Lost films|Golem]]
 [[Category:Partially found media|Golem]]