Dr. Caligari
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Dr. Caligari is the sinister hypnotist and asylum director at the center of the classic German Expressionist horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
asylum director ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ hypnotist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
insanity
ⓘ
murder ⓘ somnambulism ⓘ |
| characterType |
mad doctor
ⓘ
villain ⓘ |
| controls | Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Carl Mayer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Janowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wiene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Robert Wiene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| genre |
German Expressionism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
madness ⓘ manipulation ⓘ |
| influencedByMovement | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later horror film villains ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent film ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of authoritarian control ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | German ⓘ |
| notableAppearanceStyle | Expressionist visual design GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor | using hypnosis to control a somnambulist ⓘ |
| occupation |
asylum director
ⓘ
hypnotist ⓘ psychiatrist ⓘ |
| partOf | German silent cinema ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Werner Krauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | main antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | psychiatric asylum ⓘ |
| title | Doctor ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
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