Conrad Veidt
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Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German and British character actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and The Man Who Laugh
Veidt in 1941
Conrad Veidt with his mother Amalie, 1893
Veidt c. 1922
Conrad Veidt (left) and Lawson Butt in The Beloved Rogue (1927)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. The quintessential work of early German Expressionist cinema, it t
Conrad Veidt
…3 April 1943) was a German and British character actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928). After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, Veidt and his…
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Werner Krauss as Caligari, 1920
The designers of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari chose a fantastic, graphic visual style instead of a naturalistic one; this included twisted city scenes that were painted directly onto canvases.
Werner Krauss, who portrayed Caligari, suggested changes to his own make-up and costumes so they would match the film's Expressionist style.