The Golem (1915 film)
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Der Golem is a 1915
silent
horror
film
written and directed by Paul Wegener
and Henrik Galeen. The film is an original work inspired by ancient Jewish legend
. It is a long lost film
(save for a few fragments). It is the first of three Golem films by Wegener, the others being The Golem and the Dancing Girl
(1917) and The Golem: How He Came into the World
(1920).
), a clay statue brought to life by a Rabbi
four centuries earlier. The dealer resurrects the golem to use him as a servant, but the golem falls in love with the dealer's wife. As she does not return his love, the golem turns to a series of murders.
1915 in film
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
film
Film
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written and directed by Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.-Stage and early film career:...
and Henrik Galeen. The film is an original work inspired by ancient Jewish legend
Golem
In Jewish folklore, a golem is an animated anthropomorphic being, created entirely from inanimate matter. The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed material in Psalms and medieval writing....
. It is a long lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
(save for a few fragments). It is the first of three Golem films by Wegener, the others being The Golem and the Dancing Girl
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
The Golem and the Dancing Girl , was a 1917 comedy and a film sequel of the 1915 film The Golem.The Golem and the Dancing Girl is now considered a lost film.-See also:*The Golem ...
(1917) and The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
The Golem: How He Came Into the World is a 1920 silent horror film by Paul Wegener. It was directed by Carl Boese and Wegener, written by Wegener and Henrik Galeen, and starred Wegener as the golem. The script was adapted from the 1915 novel The Golem by Gustav Meyrink...
(1920).
Plot
In the modern times, an antique dealer (Henrik Galeen) finds a golem (Paul WegenerPaul Wegener
Paul Wegener was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema.-Stage and early film career:...
), a clay statue brought to life by a Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
four centuries earlier. The dealer resurrects the golem to use him as a servant, but the golem falls in love with the dealer's wife. As she does not return his love, the golem turns to a series of murders.
See also
- The Golem: How He Came into the WorldThe Golem: How He Came Into the WorldThe Golem: How He Came Into the World is a 1920 silent horror film by Paul Wegener. It was directed by Carl Boese and Wegener, written by Wegener and Henrik Galeen, and starred Wegener as the golem. The script was adapted from the 1915 novel The Golem by Gustav Meyrink...
- The Golem and the Dancing GirlThe Golem and the Dancing GirlThe Golem and the Dancing Girl , was a 1917 comedy and a film sequel of the 1915 film The Golem.The Golem and the Dancing Girl is now considered a lost film.-See also:*The Golem ...
- List of films made in the German Empire (1895-1918)