The Golem: How He Came Into the World

Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, feature film, 1920

DIRECTED BY: Carl Boese / Paul Wegener

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

CAST:
Paul Wegener (Golem),
Albert Steinrück (rabin Loew),
Ernst Deutsch (rabin Famulus),
Lyda Salmonova (Miriam),
Otto Gebühr (car)

SCRIPT:
Paul Wegener,
Henrik Galeen

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Karl Freund

Synopsis:
This film is based on the Prague legend about Golem, an immensely strong creature fashioned out of clay, made in order to help the Jewish people during King Rudolph’s reign in the 16th century.

silent, 16 mm, b/w, 72 minute