---
title: 'The Golem (1915)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Wegener'
released: '1915-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-golem-1915'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004026/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Golem (1915)

1915 · 85 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · Germany

Original title: Der Golem

## Synopsis

Der Golem is a partially lost 1915 German silent horror film written and directed by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen. It was inspired by a Jewish folktale, the most prevalent version of the story involving 16th century Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel who created the Golem to protect his people from antisemites. Wegener claimed the film was based on Gustav Meyrink's 1915 novel The Golem, but, as the movie has little to do with existing Jewish traditions, Troy Howarth states "it is more likely that simply drew upon European folklore".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener), [Henrik Galeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henrik-galeen)
- **Screenplay:** [Henrik Galeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henrik-galeen)
- **Producer:** [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener), [Hanns Lippmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-lippmann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guido Seeber](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-seeber)

## Cast

- [Rudolf Blümner](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-blumner)
- [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener)
- [Henrik Galeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henrik-galeen)
- [Jakob Tiedtke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakob-tiedtke)
- [Carl Ebert](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-ebert)
- [Lyda Salmonova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyda-salmonova)

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