What is The Cabinet of Caligari?
Topic: Film "The Cabinet of Caligari" (1962). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1962
- Release date
- May 25, 1962
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.4/10
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[1] Title: The Cabinet of Caligari (1962). Release date: 05/25/1962 (US). Genres: Horror and Thriller. Runtime: 1h 46m. Rating: NR.
[2] Plot: Jane Lindstromová has a breakdown while driving on a lonely rural road and seeks help at a nearby gloomy estate. A mysterious man named Caligari welcomes her.
[3] Rating: 58% (based on 14 people).
[4] Context: Loose remake of the 1920 German silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Shares very few similarities except for some character names, an asylum setting, and the main plot twist. Screenplay written by Robert Bloch.
[SYNOPSIS]: A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
Title: The Cabinet of Calig
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“A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.”
- Directed by Roger Kay
- Stars Glynis Johns
- Features Dan O'Herlihy
- Shares very few similarities with the 1920 original except for some character names and an asylum setting
Watch it if you are interested in a 1962 American psychological horror film.
The film is a horror and thriller with a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
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The film is a psychological horror and thriller released in 1962.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
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The movie is categorized as horror and thriller.
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