Werner Krauss Archives

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

Director: Robert Wiene

Actors: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, …

Category: Horror

5 February 200113 January 2026 by Roog

Waxworks (1924)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 6, 2000Historical Anthology/German Expressionism

A classic of the silent German Expressionist era, telling three tales throughout history - about the Caliph of Baghdad, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper - all set around the locale of a wax museum

Director: Paul Leni

Actors: Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss, John Gottowt

Category: Horror

6 July 20005 October 2021 by Roog

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

Director: Henrik Galeen

Actors: Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss

Category: Fantasy, Horror

5 November 20185 October 2021 by Roog