Four silent films from the early 20th century are collected here. THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI: In this silent, classic example of early German expressionism--a cinematic landmark--the stylized tale is told of Dr. Caligari, a fairground showman who hypnotizes an innocent villager--turning him into a sleepwalking "zombie"--and compelling him to carry out fiendish murders. Inarguably a landmark in world cinema, Robert Weine's one-of-a-kind thriller features fantastical and heavily stylized sets, antirealist acting, and evocative subjective camerawork.THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: This silent film is the first screen version of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. Lon Chaney plays the deformed bell-ringer who is smitten by a beautiful dancing girl persecuted by the wicked bishop of Notre Dame.NOSFERATU: F.W. Murnau's German silent classic is the original--and some say most frightening--DRACULA adaptation, taking Bram Stoker's novel and turning it into a haunting, shadowy dream full of dread. Names from the novel had to be changed when Stoker's wife charged the book was being filmed without proper permission. Running times vary, depending upon versions of the film. Count Orlok, the rodentlike vampire frighteningly portrayed by Max Schreck, is perhaps the most animalistic screen portrayal of a vampire ever filmed. The design was copied by Werner Herzog in his 1979 remake and by Tobe Hooper for his telefilm of Stephen King's SALEM'S LOT that same year. NOSFERATU is an eerie, menacing film that should not be missed.THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: Lon Chaney, "Man of a Thousand Faces," stars in this silent horror classic. In the film, based on Gaston Leroux's timeless novel, a disfigured, catacomb-dwelling musician (Chaney) terrorizes the Paris Opera House while attempting to turn a pretty chorus girl (Mary Philbin) into a star.
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0089218090294
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Product Key Features
Actor
Lon Chaney
Rating
NR
Movie/TV Title
Classics of the Early Cinema Collection 4 Dvd Box Set
Director
Robert Wiene, F.W. Murnau, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau