Germany is the birthplace of horror cinema. The person most likely to be viewed as its father is Paul Wegener, actor and director whose 1913 silent film *The Student of Prague* is considered the first feature in the history of the genre. While making the film in the actual city of Prague, Wegener was deeply impressed by local legends of Golem, which inspired him to make three film about that creature - *The Golem* i…
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The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920
The Golem: How He Came into the World is a 1920 German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressionism. Director Paul Wegener, who co-directed the film with Carl Boese and co-wrote the script with Henrik Galeen based on Gustav Meyrink's 1915 novel, stars as the titular creature, a being in Jewish folklore created from clay. Cinematographer Karl Freund went on to work on the 1930s Universal…
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