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Dir: Robert Wiene

Simultaneously filmed French version of the German film Der Andere: A strict legal official,in a variation of the Jekyll and Hyde plot, turns into a criminal at night.

Dir: Robert Wiene

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Crown of Thorns perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

By the director of Cabinet of Dr.Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary story. An anarchist jailed for an attempted assassination is told the Passion story by the prison chaplain, who seeks to convince him that it is better to sacrifice ones own life than take the life of ones enemy. The framing story, taken from a novel, is believed to have been intended to give the Biblical story an anti-Bolshevist propaganda function. In any case, it was added without the knowledge of the actors in the Passion story, who included some of the major stars of the period Asta Nielsen as Mary Magdalene, Henny Porten as Mary, Grigori Chmara as Jesus, and Werner Krauss as Pontius Pilate -bampfa.berkeley.edu

Dir: Robert Wiene

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he doesn't know they once belonged to a murderer.

Dir: Robert Wiene

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Hands of Orlac perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.

Dir: Robert Wiene

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Robert Wiene

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A student murders a loan shark and her sister after writing about exceptional people's right to commit crimes. He meets prostitute Sonja while on the run, clashes with his sister's fiancé, and learns of Sonja's connection.

Dir: Robert Wiene

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Robert Wiene

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Der verführte Heilige perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor.

Dir: Robert Wiene

"A Woman's Revenge" - In order to punish her cold, brutal aristocratic husband for murdering her lover, a woman becomes a common prostitute to shame him.

Dir: Robert Wiene

Psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme.