A clay monster and an emperor walk into a baroque fever dream.
The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Production
Staggering expressionist sets that swallow characters whole.
Cinematography
Shadows so thick you could carve them with a knife.
Director
Julien Duvivier
Harry Baur
L'empereur Rodolphe II, roi de Bohème
Charles Dorat
Le rabbin Jacob
Jany Holt
Rachel
Germaine Aussey
La comtesse Strada
Roger Karl
Le chancelier Lang
Roger Duchesne
Trignac
Raymond Aimos
Toussaint
Gaston Jacquet
Friedrich, le chef de la police
Truda Grosslichtová
Madame Benoit
Ferdinand Hart
Le golem
Ernst Reicher
Julien Carette
Marcel Dalio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 1936 France by Jewish filmmakers; the Prague setting and persecution themes became horrifyingly prophetic. Duvivier fled to Hollywood in 1940.
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