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Genuine: A Tale of a Vampire (1920)

1920 · Silent film · 44 min

  • Horror

Synopsis

Robert Wiene's expressionist follow-up to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, written by Carl Mayer with designs by César Klein. Genuine, a priestess bought at a slave market and locked in a glass cage by an old man, persuades a young barber to cut his throat, then destroys the men who fall for her. A condensed version.

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Running time
44 minutes

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