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The Frog (silent short, 1908) Director: Segundo de Chomón A film by the pioneering Spanish film director and cinematographer Segundo Chomón. With his innovative use of early splice-based tricks and a penchant for optical illusions he is often compared to the slightly earlier Georges Méliès, and indeed has been…

The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920) (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) Directors: Carl Boese, Paul Wegener alt: In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew (Albert Steinruck) interprets an alignment of stars as a sign that disaster is about to befall the city's Jews.

Faust (1926) (Original title: Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage) Director: F. W. Murnau alt: The demon Mephisto wagers dominion over Earth with an archangel. He beguiles an old alchemist into selling his soul to him, leading a despairing Faust into a downward spiral. #horror #classic #cinema #kinostr #kino #films #filmstr #movies…

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Director: Robert Wiene The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (German: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the…