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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Movie Reviews

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ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)

As much as any individual silent classic Caligari firmly established artistic credibility for film, and it deserves accolades. Virtually all film students have seen this, but the unpretentious classic can also be enjoyed by anyone...read the complete The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)

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Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

A strong concern for any modern filmmaker is that their movies might not always look genuine. Over time, special effects and computer technology have grown so incredibly limitless that most directors have a hard time capturing the realism in them....read the complete The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)

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Big House Film (Roger Westcombe)

This wild, Gothic-futurist dreamscape, though undeniably of a certain age, nevertheless seems comfortable and familiar to our modern sensibilities....read the complete The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) review at Big House Film (Roger Westcombe)