Episode 1 of Season 2! Host, Gratton Conwill and special guest, Matt Fields discuss The Golem (1920).
Day 1
The Golem 1h 31m
The Golem, originally released as The Golem: how he came into the world, premiered on October 29th 1920. The Golem film we’re reviewing today is one of three golem films directed by Paul Wegener. The other two films are considered to be lost although pieces of the first film have been found in recent years including the entire second reel which was discovered in an archive alongside “lost scenes” from Metropolis. Unfortunately this is common as over 90% of all movies made before 1929 are thought to be lost forever.
Director Paul Wegener co-wrote The Golem with Henrik Galeen and stars as the titular Golem as he did in the two preceding films. This movie is a prequel to the first lost film and is based off of a 1915 book by Gustav meyrink.
The Golem falls into the genre of German romantic cinema. As the world in the movie is meant to be similar to the real world, it distinguishes itself from expressionist films like the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Cinematographer Karl Freund would go on to have an impressive career in film and television. Being the cinematographer for Metropolis, Dracula, and even I love Lucy. He also directed The Mummy in 1932.
In film history, this movie and the two lost films are considered to be the first movie trilogy ever made. In addition, this was likely the first prequel film ever made.
Wegener’s golem is thought to be one of the first cinematic icons of horror.
The Golem has:
3.6 out of 5 on Letterboxd
7.2 out of 10 on IMDb
100% on rotten tomatoes
82% on google
8.15 average CTS
From the creators of Giant Monster BS: Gratton Conwill and Matt Fields bring you Only In Amityville season 2: Escape from Amityville!
Escape from Amityville is a limited series podcast event happening exclusively during October of 2021! Starting October 1st, we will review one movie every other day. Each movie will be a lesser known or appreciated, but culturally significant, horror movie made within the past 100 years. None of these movies have anything to do with the original tale of America's most haunted house, but in the spirit of the Amityville story, we promise to review chilling and horrifying movies featuring demons, monsters, and various ghouls! 15 episodes in total! The series finale takes place on Halloween night with a special mystery review. Fans of Giant Monster BS and/or Horror films will be right at home with this podcast. Vulgar, brutally honest, scary as hell, oh yeah... it's Escape from Amityville time Baby!
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