amidalapadmes:

“there are spirits… everywhere.
they are all around us.”

garboing:

You fools, this man is plotting our doom! We die at dawn! He is Caligari!

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, 1920 | Robert Wiene.

vintagegal:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) dir. Robert Wiene

maudit:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is widely considered to be the first true horror film ever made. Writer Hans Janowitz claims to have gotten the idea for the film when he was at a carnival one day. He saw a strange man lurking in the shadows. The next day, he heard that a girl was brutally murdered there. He went to the funeral, and saw the same strange man lurking around. He had no proof that the strange man was the murderer, but he fleshed the whole idea out into his film. (x)

lestercorp:

Ladies and Gentlemen! Cesare knows all secrets. Ask him to look into your future. 

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - Full Movie (1920)

A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him to a fair where they meet Dr. Caligari, who exhibits a somnambulist, Cesare, that can predict the future.

When Alan asks how long he has to live, Cesare says he has until dawn. The prophecy comes to pass, as Alan is murdered, and Cesare is a prime suspect.
Cesare creeps into Jane’s bedroom and abducts her, running from the townspeople and finally dying of exhaustion.

Meanwhile, the police discover a dummy in Cesare’s cabinet, while Caligari flees.
Francis tracks Caligari to a mental asylum. He is the director! Or is he?