The Golem: How He Came into the World
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The Golem: How He Came into the World

7.0 / 10 1920 1h 25mNR German
FantasyHorror

Storyline

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

Cast & Crew

Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener

The Golem

Lead
Albert Steinrück

Albert Steinrück

Rabbi Loew

Lyda Salmonova

Lyda Salmonova

Miriam, the Rabbi's Daughter

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

Rabbi Famulus

HS

Hans Stürm

Rabbi Jehuda, the Elder of the Community

MK

Max Kronert

Temple Servant

Otto Gebühr

Otto Gebühr

Emperor

DP

Dore Paetzold

Emperor's Concubine

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carl Boese's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Golem: How He Came into the World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker