---
title: 'The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Wegener'
released: '1920-10-29'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Weimar Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-golem-how-he-came-into-the-world-1920'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011237/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)

1920 · 85 min · Horror, Fantasy · Weimar Republic, Germany

Original title: Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

## Synopsis

The Golem: How He Came into the World is a 1920 German silent horror film and a leading example of early German Expressionism. Director Paul Wegener, who co-directed the film with Carl Boese and co-wrote the script with Henrik Galeen based on Gustav Meyrink's 1915 novel, stars as the titular creature, a being in Jewish folklore created from clay. Cinematographer Karl Freund went on to work on the 1930s Universal Pictures horror films years later in Hollywood.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener), [Carl Boese](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-boese)
- **Screenplay:** [Henrik Galeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henrik-galeen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Landsberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-landsberger)
- **Producer:** [Paul Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-davidson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund), [Guido Seeber](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-seeber)

## Cast

- [Ernst Deutsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-deutsch)
- [Lyda Salmonova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyda-salmonova)
- [Loni Nest](https://cinepixo.com/people/loni-nest)
- [Max Kronert](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-kronert)
- [Otto Gebühr](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-gebuhr)
- [Fritz Feld](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-feld)
- [Albert Steinrück](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-steinruck)
- [Greta Schröder](https://cinepixo.com/people/greta-schroder)
- [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener)
- [Lothar Müthel](https://cinepixo.com/people/lothar-muthel)
- [Hans Sturm](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sturm)

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