# The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)

> A rabbi awakens a clay giant to defend Prague’s persecuted Jewish community, unleashing a landmark of expressionist supernatural horror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1940

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Carl Boese, Paul Wegener
- Cast: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Lyda Salmonova, Ernst Deutsch, Hans Stürm, Max Kronert, Otto Gebühr, Dore Paetzold
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011237/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, macabre, classic horror night, silent cinema screening

## Synopsis

A tale of creation and consequence unfolds in a mystical past, where clay becomes life.

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