The Golem: Horror's First Franchise.

1920’s The Golem, How He Came Into The World, stands alongside the best of German silent horror. It has the scale of Metropolis, the terror of Nosferatu, the stylised visuals of Caligari. It draws on a folk horror tradition and its story of a misunderstood monster struggling with humanity has a rich cinematic legacy. The Golem has a longer history; the lone survivor of cinema’s first horror trilogy.
The score for this release of the Golem was performed by excellent silent film accompanist Stephen Home. stephenhorne.co...
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Summary: The Golem: How He Came into the World is the third of three films that Wegener made featuring the golem, the other two being The Golem (1915) and the short comedy The Golem and the Dancing Girl (1917), in which Wegener dons the golem make-up in order to frighten a young lady with whom he is infatuated. The Golem: How He Came into the World is a prequel to The Golem from 1915 and, as the only one of the three films that has not been lost, is the best known of the series.[
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.
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Written and presented by Robin Bailes @robinbailes
Directed and Edited by Graham Trelfer
The Golem, Horror's First Franchise
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[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

side note: in one of the original legends, a rabbi mystic creates the golem out of clay and brings it to life by writing the hebrew word 'life' on its forehead, and bringing it to life by doing so; as the golem grows every day, the rabbi measures his height by seeing how far he must reach to touch the golem's forehead; one day as he is reaching the forehead, he accidently erases the first letter of the word 'life', turning it into the hebrew word for 'death'. the golem reverts to solid clay, topples over, and crushes the rabbi with his huge body, thus destroying both. this illustrates the capacity of a creation to destroy the creator.

[@johnreddick7650]

I believe the two words are actually אֶמֶת (emet or æmæt)="truth" and מֵת (met or mæt)="dead." The creation of the golem (גולם) of Prague is usually attributed to Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel at the time of the Emperor Rudolf II. ca. 1600 (around the time of James I. of England); Rudolf was a patron of astrologers and magicians, including the infamous Edward Kelley and Dr. John Dee. Judging by the costumes, the movie seems to have moved the action back about 100 years to the reign of Maximillian I. (around the reign of Henry VII. of England), perhaps to strengthen the "medieval fairy-tale" atmosphere. It's interesting that the Rabbi's grimoire in the film warns him that if Uranus should enter the House of the Planets, the demon Astaroth would reclaim control of the Golem-considering that Uranus was not discovered until 1781, long after Rabbi Loew's death in 1609. When the golem story was told by the Czech comedy film "Císařův pekař a pekařův císař" (literally "The Emperor's Baker and the Baker's Emperor," released in the Anglosphere as "The Emperor and the Golem") in 1951, the 17th century setting was restored, though Rabbi Loew was excised in favor of the Italian alchemist Alessandro Scotta.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@johnreddick7650 wow, great info! Thanks! I heard my story second hand, so that info is interesting!

[@monsterisland1702]

Should've just used a yard stick

[@jeffolsen4983]

Thanks for that.

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

❤

[@jaromirkrol3950]

Filmmuseum München has announced the upcoming release of a Blu-Ray with a new restoration of the 1920 "Golem", accompanied by the complete version of the original 1920 score, lost for almost 100 years, and found and reconstructed recently. Up to 25 minutes of recently found footage of the 1915 "Golem" will also be included. The 1917 "Golem" remains missing, so far...

[@robotrix]

Will it be released by Kino Lorber? They seem to be Filmmuseum München"s favorite.

[@thomasnihil4878]

Wow,thanks for the update!

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

Wow. I’m impressed by your knowledge of movie history. I’m 57 and there are many who are unaware of The Golem, let alone the talent of Wegener. ❤️

[@MrYTGuy1]

Thank you so much for covering this hidden gem of film history. Not only is it one of the earliest examples of a film trilogy, it also includes a prequel. Both of which, I'm sure most are aware wouldn't become commonplace for decades yet to come. Mentioning this movie and its contributions to the industry to anyone interested in film history almost always leads to a genuinely interesting conversation of discovery and/or analysis. Thank you for doing your part to maintain public awareness of this film and its proper place in cinematic history.

[@TomFrichek]

These specials are my favorite part of Dark Corners. Another unqualified success, gentlemen.

[@patanouketgersiflet9486]

Agreed, this kind of retrospective is gold.

[@filmbuster2619]

I'm glad this video was made. The Golem gets unfairly pushed aside when compared to Caligari and Nosferatu

[@chicochiggy4976]

Thanks to dark corners for introducing me to horror history. Only just finding the pre 50s horror thanks to you and your amazing channel. Keep up the amazing work

[@jack-a-lopium]

Check out Svengali from 1931 starring John Barrymore. Paul Wegener played the role of Svengali in his film of 1927, so that's the link right there

[@ThreadBomb]

The music for The Golem was lost for many years, but the score (by Hans Landsberger) was rediscovered in 2018 and was recorded in 2020. Hopefully the Golem with "new" score will be released soon. Landsberger was Jewish, and sadly ended his days in a prison camp in France during WW2.

[@danddoty3981]

You guys are just getting better and better with your specials. You covered everything I thought of while the video was playing, there wasn't a thing left out.

[@clubsnatcher]

But they did leave out everything you didn't think of

[@lelandthomosoniii4743]

Second That Emotion!

[@6Haunted-Days]

Well a few things weren’t mentioned. So you thought you knew EVERYTHING there was to know about the Golem legend/myth? Sorry….that’s just arrogant and naive. Of course you don’t. Know one knows all about any subject. He mentioned the MAIN junk….

[@6Haunted-Days]

@@clubsnatcherthank you! At least one other who grasps that no one can know it ALL on anything.

[@joeniedbala]

I was fascinated with this character as a young horror film fan, writing (at age 9) a an epic, 5 page script for a never to be realized version of my own. Thank you for reviving my interest in this character and expanding-as you always do so well-my prior knowledge. I had no idea of the complexity of Wengener's career.

[@inanimatecarbongod]

OH! and here I've spent years thinking the scene where Rabbi Loew walks up to the camera was an odd throwback to the early days of cinema when it relied on tableau staging and didn't cut in for closeups. The idea that it was to cover Wegener being moved into shot never occurred to me, cos I don't think I ever noticed it even WAS a single shot until now. And I *definitely* never noticed the second golem until now either. Amazing. Also, this is the first I've heard about more footage being found from the 1915. In Buenos Aires, too, where the uncut Metropolis was found. What other silent German treasures might be lurking in that archive, I now wonder...

[@ArrogantDan]

Paul Wegener made the golem in his own image - what a fantastic observation!

[@amb163]

Another great documentary, Robin! I didn't know too much about The Golem going into this, apart from some of the iconic imagery, but you've done a great job outlining its history and importance. I certainly didn't know how far meta-horror went back! Thank you for making these videos -- they're a rare treat in the sea of slasher-horror docs on Carpenter, Craven, etc. I like them well enough, but yours are so well researched and on topics far more interesting, in my opinion.

[@Talisguy]

Metacommentary and meta-humour in fiction go back a lot farther than most people realize - parodies of musical film tropes predate both the modern musical and motion pictures, for instance (the cast of The Pirates of Penzance prepare to sneak into an estate in one scene, then burst into a loud, bombastic musical number about how stealthy they're being, meaning that people have been joking about how silly it is for characters in musicals to randomly start singing since at least 1879.)

[@Pioneers_Of_Cinema]

What mind-blowing images of The Golem - those sets - brilliant designs by Hans and Marlene Poelzig, that have a distinct reflection of the quirky architecture of old Czech buildings - the art design, the Golem makeup, special effects, lighting, script, cinematography and overall direction. All decades ahead of its time, and like Metropolis, stands firm today in its effectiveness. Informative and well presented commentary.

[@DrDespicable]

*Literally* a "big star" - Wegener was 6'6"!

[@walterfechter8080]

Thank you, Robin, for a truly remarkable analysis of a true silent film classic. I appreciated how you made the connection between "The Golem" and James Whale's 2 Frankenstein films

[@parkerjanelle7853]

Man, I love watching y’all mock ‘50s drive in or VHS bargain bin movies, but these mini documentaries on cinematic milestones are just beautiful. Have a good day today and a better one tomorrow Dark Corners!

[@chesterwilberforce9832]

I would love to see a modern, non CG take on the Golem. It's been treated a few times, but mostly taking it away from it's legend. Excellent channel! New subscriber!

[@LOTR22090able]

There's a fun one in the later seasons of Supernatural

[@skylx0812]

I only became aware of the Golem from the X-Files episode that featured one. You guys are top notch at fleshing out horror genre history.

[@ThreadBomb]

A golem later appeared in the show Supernatural, which shared some producers with the X-Files.

[@HermitKing731]

For me it was the Simpsons.

[@NGMonocrom]

Been subscribed to your channel for several years now. Honestly, this special presentation easily falls into the Top 3 that you have given us. Thank you.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Another side note: the robot "gort" in "the day the earth stood still" is also a modern golem; the movie implies that the alien is jesus, his female friend is the disciple mary, her boyfriend is judas. Edit: someone also reminded me the alias that he takes is "carpenter", lol

[@shaolin1derpalm]

Is that a Golem? I thought the Golem was a clay sculpture brought to life with a reenactment of Man's creation according to the Torah, charged with protecting the Czech Jews.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@shaolin1derpalm to be clear, he "represents" the golem. The entire movie is a reinterpretation of ancient religious stories

[@christopherwall2121]

You misunderstand; Gort is the master

[@leannerose6181]

I love seeing the side by side comparison of the 1915/1920 The Golem, incredible! I didn't know that a reel of the 1915 Golem has been found!

[@teammeteamus.8315]

I will forever be impressed at your research into these films, and your clear love of the subjects. Thank you.

[@hawkerhellfire9152]

Another masterpiece of documentary making! Nothing on Television today comes close.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Excellent job on the video, Robin and Graham. The amount of research you put into these specials is always informative, no matter how much I may think I know about the subject. I never knew there were previous Golem films, let alone that the most famous Golem film was itself a prequel. Comparing The Golem to the 2011 prequel "The Thing" was a bit much, but I know you were basically doing a comparison by concept only. Oh boy, there are so many horror franchises that are worth listing from best to worst. For simplicity's sake, I will go with the easiest franchise list. The JAWS franchise from best to worst: Jaws (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3-D (1983) and Jaws: The Revenge (1987).

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Great video. Thank you I am 64 and have been a fan of this film for decades. Finding the reel of film is a dream come true. When I was a kid there was very very little of the film known to exist. I didn’t know they finally found a reel. It is exciting and hopefully the same fate will save some of the other lost films.

[@markshulusky6680]

The architecture of the ghetto (that seashell staircase!) is like art nouveau on acid.

[@Gappasaurus]

Excellent coverage of this oft-forgotten bit of cinema history, gents. Bravo 🙂

[@glitchedoom]

I had no idea they found more of the first movie! Hopefully it'll be available to see at some point. I'm also fascinated by the way they designed the ghetto, really explains the unique look.

[@naparry4772]

A truly wonderful documentary on this lesser known horror classic. Thank you!

[@colleencrouch4346]

Thanks!

[@robinbailes5236]

Many thanks!

[@jeffagain7516]

Thank-you once again Robin and the Dark Corners Reviews team! Another top-notch presentation. Greatly appreciate all the effort that goes into providing these specials.

[@mysticx0]

this was soooo good!!! more longer videos from this channel please!

[@t.wilson9432]

Great history of a forgotten classic. I had just watched a recently made film from 2018 about a golem and was reminded of this from film books I had read when younger. Really enjoyed your history.

[@Hamicus63]

Robin that was brilliant . I was unaware of the earlier Golem films and much of the information in your narration . Excellent work 👏👏👏

[@starmnsixty1209]

Many thanks for another fine job, Robin. Hope that other reel of the film becomes available soon.

[@thehashisheater]

fantastic review of a very special film, this was well worth the wait. Robin, I wonder, have you ever read Siegfried Kracauer's "From Caligari to Hitler"? it is an excellent source of important information on early german cinema, and its reflection on the psychological trouble of the german people at the time.

[@robinbailes5236]

I have read it. I don't agree with all his theories but it's a mine of information about now forgotten films of that era.

[@seancdaug]

Kracauer's entire thesis is, IMO, garbage. He ignores a lot of context, both historical and textual. In terms of history, a lot of the people working in Weimar era cinema were Jewish themselves, so implicating them in the rise of Nazism is uncomfortable at best and ridiculous at worst. And in terms of text, he glosses over a lot of the ambiguity in the films he discusses in favor of a deterministic reading. Case in point, he reads the ending of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as straightforwardly triumphant, a victory of sanity and conformity over madness. But that reading relies on the audience ignoring blatantly sinister cues like the asylum director being played by the same actor as Caligari himself. Kracauer sells short both the filmmakers and their audiences. Like John D. Barlow said, Kracauer is basically saying that the film glorifies authoritarianism "just because it has not made a preachy statement against it," and that's a remarkably facile bit of analysis from a critic. Don't get me wrong: Kracauer and his Frankfurt School contemporaries were vitally important in the development of film criticism, and the fact that we have serious critical discussion of films like the Golem trilogy or Caligari today owes much to his precedent. But his analysis itself is not good, IMO.

[@commanderkruge]

Amongst the best stories with Golems in them are Terry Pratchett's "Feet of Clay", "Going Postal" and "Making Money". Of course, with the stories being set on Discworld they're not completely the same as the traditional Jewish Golem, but Pratchett stays close to the source while giving them quite the interesting story arc inside of his world. As the original Golems they're turned "alive" by a "Chem", in this case the paper (or clay tablet with older models) is kept in a Golem's head which, if the Golem allows it, can be flipped open to give access to it. In "Feet of Clay" they start as mere tools - machines made out of clay by an ancient civilization, but a murder case that keeps the City Watch of Ankh Morpork busy that involves a Golem definitely changes that. At the end one of the Golems, Dorfl, even gets his own voice (traditional Discworld Golems are mute) and joins the Watch to become a respected Constable. Later there is the "Golem Trust", a society founded by the first few free Golems (the aftermath of Feet of Clay). They keep on working in their jobs, but now for wage - and they use the money to buy more Golems into freedom. And apparently the method that was used to give Dorfl his voice was repeated a few times, since we meet more talking ones in the future.

[@gejopohl5102]

EXCELLENT! Greetings and appreciation from Germany!

[@armandoguerra7658]

This channel is unbelievably underrated, the amount of thought and work you put in, it’s outstanding

[@lyndatuttle]

What an insightful, knowledgable, well researched program about a subject which should be better known. I especially appreciated the point you raised of how the dark magic theme, while central to the stories, were also one of the basises of traditional prejudices against the Jews by the Christians and was used by the Nazis. The picture of young, blond children sitting on the Golem foretold Hilter Youth. Bravo to both of you!

[@HeavyMetalTones]

Why are you not on a bigger stage you are the true keeper of the flame of horror cinema

[@adamcheklat7387]

0:37: It even showed up in The Simpsons. Of course, the golem was voiced by Richard Lewis.

[@collettewhitney2141]

Dark Corners Reviews once again thank you for your excellent presentation. Take good care looking forward to your next content soon as possible 🖤💜

[@euansmith3699]

The sets for the ghetto are wonderful. Thanks for another wonderful, informative video. I must say that "There is a link in the description below" seems an odd title for a book about a Golem.

[@jawz6067]

Silent horror needs to be a more covered topic on KZbin.

[@IronSalamander8]

Absolutely brilliant presentation. I'm so used to the mocking, sarcasm you do so well for so many films, but when you take a more serious respectful tone like this, it's just as good, if not better. Loved it!

[@kountkuhmeleon2495]

Yet another fantastic retrospective! This is superb

[@prompterbob]

Another fun, fantastic and scholarly presentation. Loved learning the backstory of this iconic film. Thanks for our continuing education.

[@GLIEPNIR]

Another wonderful work my dude. An amazing work indeed.

[@gildardorivasvalles6368]

Though I just watched the video, before I saw the thumbnail a couple of months ago among the suggestions from KZbin, I had not realized that The Simpson's version of The Golem shown in one of their Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials was pretty much a "simpsonized" version of Wegener's Golem, which makes me appreciate The Simpsons more (when they were good, that is). And I have to say, they were aiming high: what you show in your review looks gorgeous: the film must be a magnificent masterpiece that I will have to watch. Well, not just this one, all of the ones that are available from the whole franchise. Thank you very much for your video review.

[@peggyfillmore1971]

I really enjoy these vids ..so interesting on how things were viewed back then...I love media history !! ❤️❤️

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

The Golem has desperately needed a proper treatment for so long. You nailed it again.

[@jamessheridan4306]

I have been waiting for years for detailed info on the career of Paul Wegener. Bravo!

[@garycarver3694]

I'm glad that you showed this I really like these old films especially the old German films and you named every one of them from Dr callegari to Frankenstein to Nosferatu and of course the family featured thank you for doing so to show in cinema was to show people and entertain people instead of having to have filth and all that kind of things in it

[@haruruben]

Found it, there was a 1967 Hammer films production with Roddy McDowell called “It!” with the exclamation point in the title. This movie is like impossible to find now because the Stephen King movie really owns the title “It” Nowadays. I remember seeing this on TV randomly when I was 8 years old and there’s a scene where he puts the scroll in the mouth of the statue to bring it to life that always stuck with me

[@DarkCornersReviews]

here is our review of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp7Cg2CgjbB0iq8

[@SousLeSoleilDeSatan]

A concise but thoughtful, thorough treatment of this wonderful, stylish horror film. Thank you.

[@24kRobot]

I applaud the makeup and special effects. Impressive for the 1920s. I’m now curious of other older effects heavy films. It would be fun for the corridor crew to review these, too!

[@mrmxyzptlk521]

Really interesting documentary! Lots of info that I had no idea about.

[@grandpaseed]

great coverage of the films - you should start your own movie network . You seem to dig up a lot of films i never learned of . I'm 65 and a life long horror fan .

[@LordoftheReedyRiver]

Thanks so much. Love your specials.

[@Ifrit007]

Absolutely fantastic video! So in-depth and knowledgeable. I didn’t know about these other Wegener Films outside of Der Student von Prag (1913). Also, off topic but thank you for crediting Stellan Rye for Der Student von Prag (1913), everyone seems to want to give all the credit to Hanns Heinz Ewers for some reason. Also, happy to see you mention the new Filmmuseum Munich Reconstruction/Restoration of the Second Reel of Der Golem (1915), which hopefully (and most likely) will be available this year on Home Media. There is a sneak peek of it and my goodness it’s absolutely stunning. Anyway, absolutely brilliant video, I didn’t expect the ending which was very interesting! I also never realized until now that this is (to our knowledge) the first horror trilogy made. And I also didn’t realize that the third film is essentially a variation of the first film until now. Also, never knew that was Greta Schröder in the film. But yes, fantastic video as always and keep up the amazing work!

[@robinbailes5236]

I may have unconsciously left Ewers out because I think he took too much credit (Rye's name isn't even onscreen). I think because he was already well known the contemporary reviewers focused on him.

[@Ifrit007]

@@robinbailes5236 I agree completely, hell even the Edition filmmuseum DVD (which uses the definitive restoration) doesn’t credit Rye and gives it all to Ewers. But yes, aside from that, absolutely fantastic video! Keep up the amazing work.

[@musungu79]

WOOOOOOW fantstic channel discovered today! Hi from Italy!

[@sachaput]

Absolutely fascinating. Appreciate the amount of research and film history. Glad to have discovered your channel.

[@patrickmoreau7592]

That was a very good and informative video.

[@brt5273]

Wonderful docu. The legend and these films have fascinated me since I was a very young child.

[@mrpurple11]

Beautiful and very well made video. Now I'll have watch this trilogy. Expected since your videos always leave me interested for more, to see this films with new eyes. Thank you so much for the great content

[@billsixx]

This movie and Nosferatu are absolutely fantastic. Nothing since then has approached the level of art.

[@sjdrifter72]

I hope you incorporate footage from the original 1915 film along with photographs from it as well as its 1917 sequel The Golem and the Dancing Girl. Some say there is only 1 surviving image that appears on its Wikipedia page and on The Lost Media Wiki but if you head over to IMDB, you'll find there are more photos from that lost film including one of production designer / actor Rochus Gliese dressed as the Golem.

[@kodiakbearson8815]

Truthfully, I watched the first movie as a young child and was totally terrified by one scene in particular. The scene where the Golem was walking across the open country with a destination only it knew, all the while the general populace were trying to destroy it to no avail, was terrifying to my young impressionable mind. To anyone out there, silent film fan or not, watching this film will awaken a flight instinct which starts in the pit of your stomach and becomes all consuming. A must see film for ANY movie buff. A glorious series of masterful films.

[@DoneRandomLee]

I really loved this video. Am glad you did this and gave it the respect and love it deserves. I don't know if it is a perfect telling and it's not for me to decide. I just know it brought many enjoyment and helped inspire many.

[@demos5302]

Looks great, good job as always.

[@robertodell9193]

14:44 That's not the Wandering Jew. That's Moses. The image is a depiction of the Exodus. Great video. Keep 'em coming!

[@perperov]

Very informative and well-made documentary! Being a big fan of Der Golem and German movies from that era, I really enjoyed it! Thank you! :)

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

Perhaps, for your next retrospective, you could talk about Universal's forgotten horror franchise; that of Paula the Ape Woman. The films in her trilogy, of course, being Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1944), and Jungle Captive (1945). Something a bit more lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek.

[@ThreadBomb]

Never heard of that one!

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

@@ThreadBomb that's kinda my point.

[@wyrdwik4610]

Outstanding video and account of this classic. This channel is a real gem!

[@mijiyoon5575]

Highly interesting *THX Robin* movies that never age: Frankenstein...Invisible Man ...Jekyll & Hyde

[@ksay7649]

Thanks

[@70mmgomp]

Excellent! Thanks for making and posting. Cheers Keith

[@Bananadiva1]

Thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful appraisal of this cinematic masterpiece. Now I'm going to sit down and watch The Golem for the first time in many years!

[@john_blues]

Fantastic video. More of these, please.

[@Apogee02UK]

Outstanding. I would have thought that 1980's The Keep would have at least warranted a mention as the most prominent modern iteration. This was a superbly researched film though and I loved every minute.

[@QuintonRe2s]

Easily one of your best videos yet

[@colleencrouch4346]

Now that I've seen the special, I have a better understanding of some of the aspects of Robin's book. The end of the film, however is less sad.

[@reidarpalmgren93]

Excellent feature. Thanks!

[@Alexanderiii]

I now see where the Simpsons came up for their Golem design in their Treehouse of Horror "You gotta know when to Golem."

[@gavinmillar816]

Superb work again guys!

[@nachtschimmen]

Another fascinating film! Thank you!!

[@pobbard]

This is a fantastic video and history lesson - wonderful work.

[@Cameroo]

Wonderful retrospective. Thank you!

[@scottcleaves1040]

These are brilliant films. I'm glad I was able to see these films growing up

[@truthofdsp]

Dude I'm so beat, I don't even want to think about it. Thank you for showing this to me.

[@marlasotherchannel9847]

Thank you Dark Corners!

[@brianmills5302]

Absolutely fantastic video, thanks!!!

[@danddoty3981]

A movie franchise can be a great treasure , but be careful not to run it into the ground. Hammer had great franchise with both its Dracula and Frankenstein series. But it didn't know when enough was enough. Universal on the other hand knew when to stop; once you use your monsters in a comedy ( A&C MEET FRANKENSTEIN) you know you hit the end of the road. I would have say my two favorite franchises were THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON series , the original PLANET OF THE APE series and the DEAD series. The movie WAXWORK has The Golem in it ( star in chest ).

[@PatrickWDunne]

This movie is over 100 years old!

[@brianderee4614]

You always do a great job! Thank you

[@JamiesonHorton]

Amazing documentary! I've always loved the fairy tale look of this film.

[@paulwegener7380]

Nice to see people are still talking about my film 100 years after it was released.

[@andrewtaylor940]

Amazingly good stuff. I had known of this Trilogy more for what it impacted, but I really didn't know that much about it. I notice you have some great videos on Giant Monster movies as well. If I might suggest a somewhat connected follow up to The Golem threesome might be Daiei's Daimajin trilogy from the mid 1960's. Which rather clearly draws quite a lot from the Golem movies.