The Golem (partially found German horror film; 1915)

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. In 2017, the Filmmuseum München completed a reconstruction of the film, incorporating newly discovered footage from the second reel of the film's American release.

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).

Presentation about the film's history, including clips from the 2017 reconstruction.

See Also

• The Golem and the Dancing Girl, another lost Golem film

External Link

• Horror Wikia article on The Golem. Retrieved 19 Mar '16