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Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (The) AKA Das Cabinett des Dr. Caligari (Blu-ray) (1920)
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.Director: Robert Wiene
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" 2014 documentary (52:52)
Image Gallery
Restoration Demonstration 1 (1:17)
Restoration Demonstration 2 (2:42)
Theatrical Trailer (1:07)
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Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2014 University of Music, Freiburg score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2014 Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky score) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Come with a 4-page booklet with essay by Kristen Thompson.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (2024)
"Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" documentary (52:52)
"Restoration Demo 1" featurette (1:17)
"Restoration Demo 2" featurette (2:42) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (University of Music, Freiburg score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky score)
English Audio Descriptive DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:738329267711
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Extras:"Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" 2014 documentary (52:52)
Image Gallery
Restoration Demonstration 1 (1:17)
Restoration Demonstration 2 (2:42)
Theatrical Trailer (1:07)
Bonus Trailers -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2014 University of Music, Freiburg score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2014 Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky score) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Come with a 4-page booklet with essay by Kristen Thompson.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Audio commentary by composer Jeff Beal (2024)
"Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" documentary (52:52)
"Restoration Demo 1" featurette (1:17)
"Restoration Demo 2" featurette (2:42) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (2021 score by Jeff Beal)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (University of Music, Freiburg score)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky score)
English Audio Descriptive DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:738329267711
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Extras:"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" 2014 documentary (50:42)
"Making of the Digital Restoration" featurette (4:12)
"Working Example Digital Composite" featurette (1:40)
"Restoration Comparison 1984 and 2014" featurette (2:43)
Bonus Trailers [SD]
- "Der Blaue Engel" (2:46)
- "M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder" (2:31)
- "La Dolce Vita" (2:14)
- "Mitternachtsspitzen" (2:41) [in English]
- "Frau ohne Gewissen" (2:14) [in English] -
Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (score by Cornelius Schwer)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras in HD and in German, unless otherwise specified.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" 2014 documentary (52:47)
"Making of the Digital Restoration" featurette (4:21)
"Working Example Digital Composite" featurette (1:53)
"Restoration Comparison 1984 and 2014" featurette (2:41)
Bonus Trailers (4:56)
- "Terra X - The Europa Saga"
- "Wild Lower Saxony"
- "For the Love of Spock" -
Subtitles:German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24-bit) (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer)
Music DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo (48kHz/16-bit) (2019 score by Uwe Dierksen and Hermann Kretzschmar) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in German with no subtitles.
Comes with a 20-page, illustrated booklet with credits, general information about the main film and bonus material as well as the following essays:
- "The Caligari Legends: The origin story of Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" by Olaf Brill
- "The Forgotten Negative: For the Restoration of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" by Anke Wilkening
- "One sees differently when one hears - to the new film music for Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari" by Nina Goslar
- composers Uwe Dierksen and Hermann Kretzschmar on their scoring of the film -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by David Kalat (2014)
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" 2014 documentary (52:49)
"You Must Become Caligari" 2014 video essay by David Cairns (15:37)
"On the Restoration" featurette (8:46)
Re-Release Trailer (1:29)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 42-page Booklet featuring:
- "The Beginning of the Expressionist Film" by Lotte Eisner
- Original Variety Review of the Film
- Production and Restoration
- Notes on Viewing
- Bluray & DVD Credits -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by David Kalat (2014)
"Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" 2014 documentary (52:49)
"You Must Become Caligari" 2014 video essay by David Cairns (15:37)
"On the Restoration" featurette (8:46)
Re-Release Trailer (1:29)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
"From Caligari to Hitler" 2014 documentary (118:23) -
Subtitles:English (optional) for German Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.30:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Music DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer)
Music LPCM 2.0 stereo (2014 score by Cornelius Schwer) -
Case type:Steelbook
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Notes:Comes with a 42-page booklet featuring:
- "The Beginning of the Expressionist Film" by Lotte Eisner
- Original Variety Review of the Film
- Production and Restoration
- Notes on Viewing
- Bluray & DVD Credits -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian 2024 releases have an exclusive commentary.
The UK Steelbook includes some differing exclusive extras.
For audio, the US/Canadian 2024 releases and the UK Steelbook have differing scores, both with 5.1 options.
Note that the German release has three featurettes on the restoration which are combined into the "On the Restoration" featurette of the UK release.
Note the 50 minute "Caligari: Wie Der Horror ins Kino Kam" documentary is titled "Caligari: How Horror Came to the Cinema" on the US/Canadian discs, and "Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" on the UK disc.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Kino Video - No cuts (77:16)
- Blu-ray A 4K + Blu-ray America- Kino Lorber - No cuts.
- Blu-ray A Canada- Kino Video - No cuts (77:16)
- Blu-ray A 4K + Blu-ray Canada- Kino Lorber - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B Germany- Universum Film - No cuts (77:12)
- Blu-ray B 4K + Blu-ray Germany- Studio Hamburg - No cuts (77:03)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (77:17).
- Blu-ray B Steelbook United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (77:17).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 23/07/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/10/24UPDATE LOG:
23/07/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
19/08/14: Added UK release.
07/11/14: Added US release.
10/12/14: Changed year from 1919 to 1920.
27/02/17: Added UK Steelbook.
25/11/22: Corrected typos, added dates.
03/12/22: Added German Studio Hamburg release, corrected overall, and added caps-a-holic link.
05/02/24: Updated title.
11/02/24: Updated notes.
27/09/24: Updated title.
19/10/24: Added US 2024, Canada x2.
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