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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0738329025526
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Silent, NTSC
Label: Kino Video
Manufacturer: Kino Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Kino Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 24, 2002
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 24953
Studio: Kino Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 19, 1921
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
A relic certainly, but a fascinating one, Der Golem is perhaps the screen's first great monster movie. Though it was actually the third time director-star Paul Wegener had played the eponymous creation, the earlier efforts (sadly lost) were rough drafts for this elaborate dramatization of the Jewish legend. When the Emperor decrees that the Jews of mediaeval Prague should be evicted from the ghetto, a mystical rabbi creates a clay giant and summons the demon Astaroth who breathes out in smoky letters the magic word that will animate the golem. Intended as a protector and avenger, the golem is twisted by the machinations of a lovelorn assistant and, like many a monster to come, runs riot, terrorizing guilty and innocent alike until a little girl innocently ends his rampage. Wegener's golem is an impressively solid figure, the Frankenstein monster with a slightly comical clay wig. The wonderfully grotesque Prague sets and the alchemical atmosphere remain potent. --Kim Newman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Classic German Horror!
This is a really exciting story and it is very interesting. I am not sure of the origins of the story but it is done very well. The Golem defends Jews who are being attacked by Christians who blame them for "killing Christ". A rabbit works on ancient magic to call up the Golem, an ancient magical giant to protect the ghetto. He can be nice to children, but don't mess with the people! Very good movie, a true German Expressionistic Classic.
Rating: - Excellent DVD !
Excellent DVD. I remember the first time I have watched this film on TV many, many years ago. I was fascinated and now I'm so happy because I have the DVD. This ancient German film of horror with so simple artistic techniques is a masterpiece of the silent movies. The story is so clear and move audiences. Don't miss it !
Rating:  - Before Frankenstein there was The Golem!
This unusual silent film has a number of special features which make it stand out from others, particularly in historic and artistic aspects. While the Golem itself can be a little frightening at times and is reminiscent of the story of Frankenstein, its main features are actually the wonderful and fascinating sets. Well-known German cast and crew (actor/director Paul Wegener and cinematographer Karl Freund) used styles common in German silent films of the 1920s, combining Gothic-like windows and ... Read More
Rating: - Poorly Paced but Visually Captivating Early Horror Film.
"The Golem: How He Came into The World" (1920) is the only extant film in Paul Wegener's Golem trilogy, which was the first horror series in cinema. "The Golem" (1915) and "The Golem and the Dancing Girl" (1917) did not survive, but that doesn't matter in viewing the third film, because "How He Came into The World" is a prequel, not a sequel. It retells the most famous Golem story, inspired by the 16th century Jewish legend of a monster made of clay and brought to life to protect the persecuted Jews ... Read More
Rating: - Expressionist classic
An excellent silent film made in Germany in 1920 and making great use of the expressionist style of filmmaking from that era. Made by the same studio that produced The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari that same year. It was one of the first "monster movies" as well. This movie was a huge influence on James Whale when he made Frankenstein in 1931. It involves a Jewish community being persecuted by Christians. The Jewish rabbi uses "black magic" to bring a clay statue to life in order to protect them from the Christian ... Read More
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