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The Cabinet of Dr Caligari [DVD]

Rated: Universal, suitable for all | Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Redemption Films
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Jan 2006
  • Run Time: 72 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000A1OFDW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 197,540 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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This classic piece of German expressionist cinema employs stylized sets, costumes and make-up to tell its story from a shifting point of view. Dr Caligari runs a side show at a fair where a somnambulist predicts someone's death and that night the person is murdered. The somnambulist turns out to be a lunatic from a local asylum and Dr Caligari the asylum's insane director.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Class Movie 27 Jun 2004
By E. A. Redfearn TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
This is a slightly different version to Horror Hotel released a few years ago. For one thing, there are no cuts unlike the previous version. Another, picture and sound is far superior as well and also contains extras which I am sure movie fans of Christopher Lee will find very interesting indeed. Plus an interview with Venetia Stevenson, the tragic heroine of the movie. Overall, its a really good buy of a little known Horror Flick first released about 1961 and has stood the test of time. Its spooky, enhanced by its haunting sets in a fog bound village. Much of the movie is dark, but the DVD version looks very sharp and clear. Sound, although mono is adequate. A classy movie which deserves to be seen by a new generation of Horror fans. They knew how to make them in those days.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic stylized horror B-movie 10 Sep 2007
By rikoshea
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a classic low budget horror B-movie from 1960. The acting performances and set design are highly stylized and although very visual a lot is left to the imagination. It's shot in B&W and the lighting and cinematography are excellent. This film was a low budget production but the overall package exceeds the sum of it's parts - its high quallity and like a fine wine it will get better with age.

You should buy the VCI version which is the widescreen collector's edition. It was painstaking restored with the cooperation of the British Film Institute and is complete and uncut. The digital transfer is excellent and the audio (mono) is crystal clear. The are also numerous special features such as audio commentary from John Moxey and Christopher Lee. The interviews with Moxey, Lee and Stevenson are highly entertaining. This is a superb example of how a classic film should be restored and released on DVD.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A rare gothic treat 14 Sep 2007
By M. F
Format:DVD
I remember watching this one winters late evening, after the parents had gone to bed. The atmosphere it evoked then can still be found here twenty years later. The film is a chiller in the true sense of the word - it seeps mist, and most of the film is centred around an overgrown graveyard, lending the black and white footage a cold quality. Although Christopher Lee is in this, he's certainly not the star, and the slight hamminess of the young American actors does not detract from the mood of the film either. It comes across as a genuinely dark tale of black magic and witches. (No offence to wiccans)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Horror Hotel.
I liked this movie..the first time i saw it.
Many years later..it still has the same effect on me.
Different...but good!!
Published 4 months ago by maxxxx
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Film
If you are going to buy any version of this film, make sure it is the VCI release. It's crisp and clear and contains all the missing footage the Americans were daft enough to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Peter Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Ciy Of The Dead - An Underrated Classic
When I first saw this b-movie on an obscure Satellite TV channel a few years ago I was really impressed by the movie's dark sinister atmosphere and top notch acting (well, apart... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Garry1963
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD version at last!
This film (aka: Horror Hotel in U.S.) has always been a favorite but we only had a VHS version. This DVD with additional footage deleted from the U.S. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cherie Jung, Publisher, Over My Dead Body!
5.0 out of 5 stars resotred horror classic scares again.
If you love old horror movies , and I mean pre midsixties when things really got going with more money and such. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Dobey
5.0 out of 5 stars "Burn, witch, burn"
What an incredible UFO of a movie! This is a fantastic, genuineley scary B&W 1960 British film - that came and went like a meteor, with no marked origin and no significant legacy. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Autonome
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Picture Quality
This is a great early 60's British horror film and an interesting alternative to the approach of Hammer Films of the same period. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Andrew McSkimming
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best B&W horror movies of the 60's.
Horror Hotel really surprised me at just how creepy and atmospheric it was. I was expecting some camp fun, but it is actually a very effective and inventive movie for such a cheap... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Puzzle box
5.0 out of 5 stars city of the dead
good movie not seen on tv for 30 years good print and sound for its age well worth the money
Published on 27 Mar 2011 by steve p
4.0 out of 5 stars Dig that crazy beat...
The first chiller produced by future Amicus head-honcho Milton Subotsky, The City of The Dead (1960) remains a firm, somewhat overrated favourite of horror fans, particularly in... Read more
Published on 11 April 2009 by Matthew Mercy
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