The Golem (1920 film) - Directed by Paul Wegener, Carl Boese - Full Movie

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.

The Golem: How He Came into the World (German: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, also referred to as Der Golem) is a 1920 German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressionism. Director Paul Wegener, who co-directed the film with Carl Boese and co-wrote the script with Henrik Galeen based on Gustav Meyrink's 1915 novel, stars as the titular creature, a being in Jewish folklore created from clay. Photographer Karl Freund went on to work on the 1930s classic Universal horror films years later in Hollywood.

Directed by: Paul Wegener, Carl Boese
Written by: Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener
Based on: The Golem by Gustav Meyrink
Produced by: Paul Davidson
Starring: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Lyda Salmonova, Ernst Deutsch, Lothar Müthel
Cinematography: Karl Freund, Guido Seeber
Production company: PAGU
Distributed by: Universum Film (UFA) (1920) (Germany) (theatrical), Paramount Pictures (1921) (USA) (theatrical)
Release date: 29 October 1920
Country: Weimar Republic
Language: Silent film with German intertitles