The Golem (1920)

The Golem (also known as The Golem: How He Came Into the World. German: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam) is a 1920 silent horror film directed and starring Paul Weneger. It is an icon of German expressionism.

Plot
In 16th-century Prague, the stars indicate an oncoming disaster. A rabbi uses sorcery and magic to create a golem to protect the Jews from this oncoming disaster.

Cast

 * Paul Weneger as Der Golem
 * Albert Steinrück as Der Rabbi Löw
 * Ernst Deutsch as Der Rabbi Famulus
 * Lyda Salmonova as Miriam, des Rabbi Tochter
 * Hans Stürm as Der Rabbi Jehuda
 * Max Kronert as Der Tempeldiener
 * Otto Gebühr as Der Kaiser
 * Dore Paetzold as Der Kaiser’s Kebse
 * Lothar Müthel as Der Junker Florian
 * Greta Schröder as Ein Mägdelein mit Der Rose