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'''''The Golem''''' | |title=<center>The Golem</center> | ||
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|imagecaption=Surviving still from the film. | |||
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | |||
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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. | |||
==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== | ||
{{Video|perrow =1 | |||
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|description1 =The found footage edited together (mirror of the now-deleted original upload). | |||
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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 | |||
[[Category:Lost films]] | ==External Link== | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | *[http://horror.wikia.com/wiki/The_Golem_(1915) Horror Wikia article on ''The Golem''.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16 | ||
[[Category:Lost films|Golem]] | |||
[[Category:Partially found media|Golem]] | |||
[[Category:Historic|Golem]] |
Latest revision as of 17:33, 26 May 2021
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
See Also
- The Golem and the Dancing Girl, another lost Golem film
External Link
- Horror Wikia article on The Golem. Retrieved 19 Mar '16