01 Paul Wegener features in this German silent about a manipulative music teacher who hypnotises a young singer into becoming his controlled, celebrated protege.
Directed by Gennaro Righelli
6 Best Paul Wegener Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 14, 2026
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Paul Wegener brought a towering, mythic presence to German silent film and became a pioneer of the horror and fantasy genres. The Golem: How He Came into the World has a rabbi creating a clay giant who turns dangerous, Sumurun entangles a hunchbacked clown in a sheikh’s harem, The Magician hypnotises a sculptor’s fiancee, and Svengali controls a young singer. The Golem (1915) and The Student of Prague round out the list.
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02 Paul Wegener features in this silent horror about a sinister occultist who hypnotises a young sculptor's fiancee in a diabolical scheme.
Directed by Rex Ingram · 1h 19m
03 Paul Wegener features in this German expressionist classic where a rabbi creates a clay giant to protect his Jewish community, but the creature turns dangerously uncontrollable.
Directed by Carl Boese & Paul Wegener · 1h 25m
Where to watch
Stream: Kino Film Collection, Bloodstream · Rent: Amazon Video
Stream: Bloodstream · Rent: Amazon Video
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Stream: Bloodstream
Stream: Bloodstream
04 Paul Wegener features in this Lubitsch silent about a hunchbacked clown whose unrequited love for a beautiful dancer becomes entangled in a sheikh's harem intrigue.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 55m
05 Paul Wegener appears in this lost German silent where an ancient clay creature brought to life by a rabbi's magic threatens to spiral beyond his control.
Directed by Paul Wegener & Henrik Galeen · 1h 00m
06 Paul Wegener is in this German silent horror about a poor student who sells his mirror reflection to a sorcerer, unleashing a sinister doppelganger determined to ruin him.
Directed by Stellan Rye · 1h 25m
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