Originally produced as a motion picture in 1920. Special features: excerpt of Julien Duvivier's film "Le Golem" (6 min., 1936); "Creation : comparison" multimedia featurette, analyzing similar scenes in Wegener's film "The Golem" (1920), Chayim Bloch's novel "The Golem" (1925) & F.W. Murnau's film "Faust" (1926); "'The Golem' gallery" collection of photographs & artwork. "The [inter]titles have been newly translated by Robert Gray of Kinograph and are presented in a careful approximation of the original edition"--Opening screens. Albert Steinrück, Lyda Salmonova, Ernst Deutsch, Hanns Sturm, Paul Wegener.
Summary:
In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew creates a giant Golem from clay to protect his people from their persecutors. Employing sorcery, he brings the artificial man to life, endowing him with human emotions. Famulus, Loew's evil assistant, manages to take control of the Golem, commanding it to perform sordid criminal acts culminating in the kidnapping of the Rabbi's daughter Miriam. The monster, outraged, rebels and a rampage ensues.
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