Not Rated
1934    65mHorror, Crime
6.989%69%6.7
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After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Boris KarloffHjalmar Poelzig
  • Bela LugosiDr. Vitus Werdegast
  • David MannersPeter Alison
  • Julie BishopJoan Alison
  • Egon BrecherThe Majordomo
  • Harry CordingThamal
  • Lucille LundKaren
  • Henry ArmettaThe Sergeant
  • Albert ContiThe Lieutenant
  • John CarradineCult Organist
  • John GeorgeCultist (uncredited)
  • Albert PolletWaiter (uncredited)
  • Edgar G. UlmerDirector / Costume Design / Story
  • Peter RuricScreenplay
  • Tom KilpatrickScreenplay
  • Carl Laemmle Jr.Producer
  • Daniel HallArt Direction
  • John J. MescallDirector Of Photography
  • Jack PierceMakeup Artist
  • William J. ReiterAssistant Director
  • ehrlic8June 13, 2025
    This film is an exquisite mind-bending stylistic masterpiece managed to dipicting a whole uniqueness and an actual heart that runs throughout the film. The many hidden meanings layers of conceptual depth retains the films ability to remain relevant almost 100 years later.

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