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Uniform Title German expressionism collection. English.
Title German expressionism collection.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Kino International, 2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual  DVD CABINET  DISC 2    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual  DVD HANDS  DISC 1    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual  DVD WARNING  DISC 3    Check Shelf
Description 4 videodiscs (348 min.) : silent, sound, black and white, some color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Series German expressionism collection
German expressionism collection.
Note Title from container.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Silent films -- Germany.
Foreign films -- Germany.
Horror films -- Germany.
Motion pictures, German.
Added Author Wiene, Robert.
Nerz, Louis.
Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943.
Sorina, Alexandra, 1899-1973.
Kortner, Fritz.
Mercer, Paul.
Renard, Maurice, 1875-1939.
Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm), 1885-1967.
Krauss, Werner, 1900-1976.
Trevor, Jack.
Weyher, Ruth, 1901-1983.
Pavlov, Pavel (Pavel Khristoforov)
Abraham, Karl, 1877-1925.
Neumann, Hans.
Ross, Colin, 1885-1947.
Sachs, Hanns, 1881-1947.
Lach, Robert, 1874-1958.
Oertel, Curt.
Seeber, Guido, 1879-1940.
Wolk, Ekkhard.
Mayer, Carl, 1894-1944.
Janowitz, Hans.
Feher, Friedrich.
Dagover, Lil.
Twardowski, Hans Heinrich von, 1898-1958.
Andra, Fern, 1893-1974.
Grau, Albin, 1894-1942.
Robison, Arthur, 1888-1935.
Schneider, Rudolf, 1908-1957.
Kino International Corporation.
Added Title The hands of Orlach (Motion picture)
Orlacs hande (Motion picture)
Secrets of a soul (Motion picture)
Geheimnisse einer Seele (Motion picture)
Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (Motion picture)
Warning shadows (Motion picture)
Schatten.
ISBN 62.9900
Standard No. 738329059026
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