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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Paul Wegener
Lyda Salmonova
Rochus Gliese
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rochus Gliese
- Writers
- Paul Wegener
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Germany
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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109 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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RUNTIME
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Part of the "The Golem Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rochus Gliese, shot by Mads Anton Madsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#05
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CAST
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Paul Wegener and Lyda Salmonova and Rochus Gliese carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0176776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rochus Gliese directs. Mads Anton Madsen behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2109 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Part of the "The Golem Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Rochus Gliese, shot by Mads Anton Madsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Paul Wegener and Lyda Salmonova and Rochus Gliese carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0176776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mads Anton Madsen
- Runtime
- 40 min · 0h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Part of
The Golem Trilogy
Paul Wegener's trilogy of stories about the Golem legend.
Also by
Rochus Gliese
Production companies
Who made it
- DE
Deutsche Bioscope
DE
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- silent film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1917-07-10
