01 A manipulative music teacher hypnotizes a young singer into becoming his controlled, celebrated protégé.
6 Best Paul Wegener Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 14, 2026
Drama intensethought provoking
Paul Wegener brought a towering, mythic presence to German silent film, becoming a pioneer of the horror and fantasy genres. In The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920): A rabbi creates a clay giant to protect his Jewish community, but the creature turns dangerously uncontrollable. Another standout is The Student of Prague (1913): A poor student sells his mirror reflection to a sorcerer, unleashing a sinister doppelganger determined to ruin him.
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02 A sinister occultist hypnotizes a young sculptor's fiancée in a diabolical scheme.
03 A rabbi creates a clay giant to protect his Jewish community, but the creature turns dangerously uncontrollable.
04 A hunchbacked clown's unrequited love for a beautiful dancer becomes entangled in a sheikh's harem intrigue.
05 An ancient clay creature brought to life by a rabbi's magic threatens to spiral beyond his control.
06 A poor student sells his mirror reflection to a sorcerer, unleashing a sinister doppelganger determined to ruin him.
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