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

2015· 114 min★ 7.3· Documentary, Biography, History

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).

Cast: Rüdiger Suchsland, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Fritz Lang

Director: Rüdiger Suchsland