The Golem: How He Came into the World
FantasyHorrorbased on novel or bookjewish ghettorabbiin vitro fertilisationprague, czech republicprequelantisemitismsilent filmexpressionismgolem16th centurygerman expressionism
A visually striking German Expressionist horror-fantasy about a rabbi's desperate act of creation to defend his persecuted people, steeped in shadow, myth, and the weight of faith.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Paul Wegener
The Golem
Albert Steinrück
Rabbi Loew
Lyda Salmonova
Miriam, the Rabbi's Daughter
Ernst Deutsch
Rabbi Famulus
Hans Stürm
Rabbi Jehuda, the Elder of the Community
Max Kronert
Temple Servant
Otto Gebühr
Emperor
Dore Paetzold
Emperor's Concubine
Lothar Müthel
Knight Florian
Greta Schröder
Young Woman with Rose
Loni Nest
Little Girl
Carl Ebert
Temple Servant (uncredited)
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