
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the Jewish ghetto in 16th Century Prague the community leader & astrologer Rabbi Low (Albert Steinruck) foresees doom for his people written in the stars A short time later the Emperor Luhois (Otto Gebuhr) issues an expulsion order to the people of the ghetto & they are to leave the city In an attempt to save his people Low creates a forbidding clay golem (Paul Wegener) that he brings to life with the assistance of a demon spirit & an amulet placed in the centre of the creatures chest Subsequently the Golem saves the Emperor&s life & the order is rescinded Initially the Golem does nothing but good but changes after Low&s assistant Famulus (Ernst Deutsch) uses the creature to ward off Count Florian (Lothar Muthel) who is competing with him for the affections of the Rabbi&s daughter Miriam (Lyda Salmonova) Famulus tries to remove the amulet & to return the Golem to rest but fails as the enraged creature embarks on a trail of destruction burning Low&s house & making off with Miriam; the whole community is threatened Actors Paul Wegener Rudolf Blumner Carl Ebert Henrik Galeen Lyda Salmonova Jakob Tiedtke & Albert Steinruck Director Paul Wegener Certificate PGYear 1920 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages SILENT
- Musical score
- Dolby Digital (20) Mono Subtitles English ; German Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx)