Rotten
An undeniably clever commingling of a new cast (and spoken dialogue) with a silent classic. But pic fails to engage consistently on its own terms, and begins to coast on novelty value around the midway point.
Joe Leydon, Variety
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
What force drives a man insane?
2005 · 1h 16m · NOT RATED
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
David Lee Fisher
Overview
Remake of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920). Shot entirely on green screen. Some exact shots from the 1920 film were superimposed to properly replicate the original. Francis relates the story of traveling magician Dr. Caligari and Cesare. Their arrival in a town coincides with savage killings.
Director and cast
- David Lee Fisher Director
- Judson Pearce Morgan as Francis Geist
- Daamen J. Krall as Dr. Caligari
- Doug Jones as Cesare
- Lauren Birkell as Jane Stern
- Neil Hopkins as Alan
- William Gregory Lee as Joseph Stern
- Randy Mulkey as Inspector
- Time Winters as Dr. Gabriel Stern
- Richard Herd as Commissioner Hans Raab
- Scott Lincoln as Criminal
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Fresh
In his semi-remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the director David Lee Fisher has accomplished something rather startling: he has out-disoriented the original.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Rotten
Although technically impressive, the remake is dramatically inert, as the set becomes a motionless backdrop to theatrical line readings instead of a pulsing manifestation of diseased minds.
R. Emmet Sweeney, Village Voice
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