Description
Summary: | A somnambulist commits murders at a hypnotist's bidding in this German expressionist horror classic. Also featured on this videodisc is an excerpt of "Genuine: a tale of a vampire", a 1920 release which reunited "Caligari's" creative team.
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Item Description: | Videodisc release of the 1919 motion picture. Includes "accurate new English translation titles ... a new musical score composed and conducted by Timothy Brock [which] was inspired by German avant-garde music from the early 20th century ... contains an exclusive audio essay by scholar Mike Budd and a selection of original graphic materials, accessed via the on screen menu."--Container. |
Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. tinted ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | DVD; NTSC; Region 1; Dolby digital stereo. |
Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Production Credits: | Story and screenplay, Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz ; design, Hermann Warm, Walter Reimann, Walter Rohrig ; photography, Willy Hameister. |
Participant or Performer: | Werner Kraus, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover, Hans Feher, Hans von Twardowski. |
Language: | Silent with musical accompaniment and English intertitles. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | "THE PROGRAM CONTAINED IN THIS DVD IS AUTHORIZED FOR PRIVATE HOME USE ONLY. ALL OTHER RIGHTS ARE RETAINED BY THE COPYRIGHT PROPRIETOR."--Container. |