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  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 16 m
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Summary Writer/Director David Lee Fischer re-imagines the classic horror film. By using elements from an original 35mm print of the 1920 film, modern-day actors and a faithful yet frightfully expanded rendition of the original story, this masterpiece of horror storytelling lives again. (Highlander Films)

Directed By: David Lee Fisher

Written By: Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer, David Lee Fisher

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Image Entertainment
  • 1 h 16 m

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
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Summary Writer/Director David Lee Fischer re-imagines the classic horror film. By using elements from an original 35mm print of the 1920 film, modern-day actors and a faithful yet frightfully expanded rendition of the original story, this masterpiece of horror storytelling lives again. (Highlander Films)

Directed By: David Lee Fisher

Written By: Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer, David Lee Fisher

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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100
This freshly 4K-ed masterpiece of German Expressionism deserves to be seen on the big screen. Track it down and be rewarded with possibly cinema's first ever twist ending.
By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW
75
Fisher's dialogue draws heavily on the original film's intertitles and script directions and the addition of sound is a plus for moviegoers uncomfortable with the artificial embarrassment of silence.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
60
Of course, while your brain is fritzing out, you're trying to figure out how the cinematic trick was done and what the implications might be for other old films. Scary, disturbing, intriguing, all at once.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
50
Result: An undeniably clever commingling of a new cast (and spoken dialogue) with a silent classic. But pic fails to engage consistently on its own terms, and begins to coast on novelty value around the midway point.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
40
Although technically impressive, the remake is dramatically inert, as the set becomes a motionless backdrop to theatrical line readings instead of a pulsing manifestation of diseased minds. It's Caligari embalmed.
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38% Negative
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Production Company Highlander Films
Release Date Oct 25, 2006
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline What force drives a man insane?
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Awards

Screamfest
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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