Description |
4 videodiscs (348 min.) : silent, sound, black and white, some color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
German expressionism collection |
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German expressionism collection.
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Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as motion pictures 1919-1926. |
Contents |
Secrets of a soul (1926, 73 min.) / directed by G. W. Pabst -- The hands of Orlac (1924, 110 min.) / directed by Robert Wiene -- Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919, 74 min.) / directed by Robert Wiene -- Warning shadows (1923, 85 min.) / directed by Authur Robinson. |
Summary |
Secrets of a soul : By deciphering dream symbols, a psychoanalyst is able to resolve his patient's unconscious conflicts, curing him. |
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The hands of Orlac : Charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist whose hands are amputated after a train crash and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer. When Orlac's father is murdered by the dead man's hands, Orlac begins a descent toward madness. |
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The cabinet of Dr. Caligari : A somnambulist commits murders under a hypnotist's influence. Also featured is a lengthy excerpt of "Genuine : the take of a vampire" (1920). |
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Warning shadows : Psychological study of a count who is insanely jealous of the attentions his wife pays to "the lover" and various other suitors. The situation comes to a head when a showman/mesmerist puts on a "shadow play" for them all, in which their emotions and passions are mirrored. |
System Details |
DVD |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Feature films -- Germany.
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Silent films -- Germany.
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Foreign films -- Germany.
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Horror films -- Germany.
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Motion pictures, German.
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Added Author |
Wiene, Robert.
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Nerz, Louis.
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Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943.
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Sorina, Alexandra, 1899-1973.
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Kortner, Fritz.
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Mercer, Paul.
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Renard, Maurice, 1875-1939.
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Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967.
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Krauss, Werner, 1900-1976.
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Trevor, Jack.
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Weyher, Ruth, 1901-1983.
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Pavlov, Pavel (Pavel Khristoforov)
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Abraham, Karl, 1877-1925.
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Neumann, Hans.
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Ross, Colin, 1885-1947.
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Sachs, Hanns, 1881-1947.
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Lach, Robert, 1874-1958.
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Oertel, Curt.
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Seeber, Guido, 1879-1940.
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Wolk, Ekkhard.
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Mayer, Carl, 1894-1944.
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Janowitz, Hans.
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Feher, Friedrich.
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Dagover, Lil.
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Twardowski, Hans Heinrich von, 1898-1958.
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Andra, Fern, 1893-1974.
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Grau, Albin, 1894-1942.
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Robison, Arthur, 1888-1935.
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Schneider, Rudolf, 1908-1957.
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Kino International Corporation.
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Added Title |
The hands of Orlach (Motion picture)
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Orlacs hande (Motion picture)
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Secrets of a soul (Motion picture)
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Geheimnisse einer Seele (Motion picture)
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Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (Motion picture)
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Warning shadows (Motion picture)
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Schatten.
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ISBN |
62.9900 |
Standard No. |
738329059026 |
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