The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
249 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul WegenerScreenplay
- Carl BoeseDirector
- Paul WegenerDirector
- Henrik GaleenScreenplay
- Hans LandsbergerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul WegenerThe Golem
- Albert SteinrückRabbi Loew
- Lyda SalmonovaMiriam, the Rabbi's Daughter
- Ernst DeutschRabbi Famulus
- Hans StürmRabbi Jehuda, the Elder of the Community
- Max KronertTemple Servant
- Otto GebührEmperor
- Dore PaetzoldEmperor's Concubine
- Lothar MüthelKnight Florian
- Greta SchröderYoung Woman with Rose
- Loni NestLittle Girl
- Carl EbertTemple Servant (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookjewish ghettorabbiin vitro fertilisationprague, czech republicprequelantisemitismsilent filmexpressionismgolem16th centurygerman expressionism