Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- foreboding
- tragic
- classic horror night
- silent cinema program
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rabbi Loew creates the golem in response to brutal persecution of Prague's Jewish population.
The revived clay servant is treated as a menial worker before his unreturned love fuels violent rebellion.
The early German silent-film presentation centers an oversized artificial figure and gothic Prague settings as sources of dread.
The golem is found in synagogue rubble in the twentieth century and brought back to life by an antique dealer.
Films like The Golem, and why
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
shared silent-era expressionism, supernatural folklore, and monstrous outsider figure
The Phantom Carriage
shared German silent horror, stylized dread, and tragic artificial being
Frankenstein
shared gothic fantasy, animated creature mythology, and early horror atmosphere
Movie Details
- Directors
- Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen
- Release Date
- 1915-01-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (45)
Cast
- Paul Wegener
- Rudolf Blümner
- Carl Ebert
- Henrik Galeen
- Lyda Salmonova
- Robert A. Dietrich
- Jakob Tiedtke
Common questions
- What is The Golem about?
- A clay protector from Prague’s persecuted past becomes a tragic, lovesick monster when revived as a servant in the modern world.
- What is The Golem like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Golem as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Golem violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Golem as graphic.
- Which films are like The Golem?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Phantom Carriage, and Frankenstein.
- How long is The Golem?
- The Golem runs 60 minutes.
