Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Golem (1915)

In sixteenth century Prague, a rabbi creates a giant creature from clay, called the golem, and using sorcery, brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews from persecution. Writer, actor and director Paul Wagenor made three films built around the mythical creature of Jewish legend; the original was released in 1915 and a sequel of sorts, The Golem and the Dancing Girl, came out in 1917, followed by The Golem: How He Came into the world in 1920.