The Golem: The Legend of Prague (1936)
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- 1h 23min
- Fantasy, Horror
- 21 Mar 1937 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Harry Baur | ... |
L'empereur Rodolphe II - roi de Bohème
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| Roger Karl | ... |
Lang - Le chancelier
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Charles Dorat | ... |
Jacob - Le rabbin
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| Roger Duchesne | ... |
Trignac
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| Raymond Aimos | ... |
Toussaint
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| Gaston Jacquet | ... |
Friedrich - le chef de la police
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| Ferdinand Hart | ... |
Le Golem
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| Germaine Aussey | ... |
La comtesse Strada
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| Jany Holt | ... |
Rachel
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Truda Grosslichtová | ... |
Madame Benoit
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| Ernst Reicher |
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Alfred Bastýr | ... |
Le cardinal (uncredited)
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| Julien Carette | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jan Cerný | ... |
Keppler (uncredited)
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
(uncredited)
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Frantisek Jerhot | ... |
Pacholek (uncredited)
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| Antonín Jirsa | ... |
Kat (uncredited)
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F.X. Mlejnek | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Stanislav Neumann | ... |
Daniel (uncredited)
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Robert Ozanne | ... |
(uncredited)
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Karel Schleichert | ... |
L'alchimiste (uncredited)
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Walter Schorsch | ... |
Le fou de la cour (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Julien Duvivier | ||
Written by
| André-Paul Antoine | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Julien Duvivier | ... | (screenplay) & |
| George Voskovec | ... | (play) & |
| Jan Werich | ... | (play) |
| Josef Kodícek | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Frank Kassler | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Charles Philipp | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Josef Stein | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| George Andreani | ... | (as Coumoc) |
Cinematography by
| Jan Stallich | ... | (as Stallich) |
| Václav Vích | ... | (as Vich) |
Editing by
| Jiri Slavicek | ... | (as Slavicek) |
Editorial Department
| Fannie Hurst | ... | editor: USA (uncredited) |
| Martin J. Lewis | ... | editor: USA (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Andrej Andrejew | ... | (as Andreieff) |
| Stepán Kopecký | ... | (as Kopecky) |
Sound Department
| Bedrich Poledník | ... | sound (as Polednik) |
Additional Crew
| Fannie Hurst | ... | subtitler: USA (uncredited) |
| Martin J. Lewis | ... | subtitler: USA (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AB (1936) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Filma (1936) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1936) (France) (theatrical)
- Metropolis (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1936) (Finland) (tv)
- Metropolis Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (edited) (with English subtitles)
- Anglo-American Film Corporation (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Excelsior Pictures Corp. (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Melior Films (1946) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (only in The Hague)
- Raymond Rohauer (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (Yiddish dubbed in Jewish scenes)
- Ergo Media (1988) (United States) (VHS) (complete version) (new English subtitles)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Golem')
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Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The synagogue seen in the initial scenes (and others) is clearly modeled on the Alt-Neu Synagogue in Prague, supposedly the place where the Golem would have been stored. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1943). See more » |