Conrad Veidt

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919)

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919)
Rating: ★★★★
Feb 5, 2001Sinister Hypnotist/German Expressionism
Classic film that was groundbreaking for its designs – all distorted and angular sets, exaggerated shadows – that became defined as German Expressionism and its tale of a sinister hypnotist
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The Hands of Orlac (1924)

The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 26, 2011Possessed Hands/Silent German Classic
Classic German silent film about a pianist who receives hand transplants and believes they are possessed. Superbly stylised direction from The Cabinet of Dr Caligari director Robert Wiene and with Conrad Veidt putting his all into the contorted mime work
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The Student of Prague (1926)

The Student of Prague (1926)
Rating: ★★★½
Nov 5, 2018Pact with the Devil/Malevolent Doppelganger
A classic of the German Expressionist era about a poor student who sells his shadow to The Devil, only to have it become a malevolent doppelganger. As with much of the work to emerge from this era, the film manages directorial effects that still look amazing today
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The Man Who Laughs (1928)

The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Rating: ★★★★
Sep 11, 2009Historical Horror/Man With a Frozen Grin
Adaptation of a Victor Hugo historical novel about a man with his face surgically altered into a grin – an image that later inspired Batman’s The Joker. This has clearly been intended to imitate Lon Chaney’s grotesque performances of this era and is exquisitely made by the great Paul Leni
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