The eerie German classic not only stands as a landmark of the silent film era, but also remains one of the most famous examples of German Expressionism in the emerging art of cinema. As one of the first horror films to gain international praise, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, renowned for its highly-stylized, fantastic sets and even more bizarre performances, tells the twisted tale of a gangly sleepwalker named Cesare (Conrad Veidt) under the spell of the sinister and mysterious Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss). As a number of brutal and mysterious murders begin to darken the horizon of a quiet German town, the hunt begins for the root of such peculiar and seemingly unmotivated deaths. The police believe they have caught the culprit and have him safely locked away; however, nothingis as it seems. The murders all spring from the same place-the cabinet of one strange man, one doctor Caligari.(EXTRA TRIVIA INSIDE.)