Fritz Lang

From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses

2014

From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses 2014

Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).

Category: Biography, Documentary, History

Stars: Rüdiger Suchsland, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Fritz Lang