"The Golem"
1920
Directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese

Based on the ancient Jewish legend of the clay figure created by Rabbi Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews in the Prague ghetto against pogrom. In this great classic famous for its extraordinary crowd scenes and painted sets, the Golem falls in love with the Rabbi's daughter, terrorizes the emperor's court and is subdued by an innocent child. "The alternately terrified and exultant crowd at times recalls the flamboyant outlines and disjointed movement of a painting by El Greco" (Lotte Eisner). With Paul Wegener, Albert Steinbruck and Lyda Salmonova. Silent with music track, English titles.  118 minutes.