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The Golem how he came into the world
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10 editions published between 1920 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 447 libraries worldwide In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew creates a giant Golem from clay to protect his people from their persecutors. Employing sorcery, he brings the artificial man to life, endowing him with human emotions. Famulus, Loew's evil assistant, manages to take control of the Golem, commanding it to perform sordid criminal acts culminating in the kidnapping of the Rabbi's daughter Miriam. The monster, outraged, rebels and a rampage ensues.
Sumurun an oriental play in six acts
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2 editions published in 2007 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 145 libraries worldwide In this blending of melodrama and comedy, the story of a rebellious harem member who rejects the sheikh and falls in love with a merchant is interwoven with several other related stories.
The Golem
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31 editions published between 1920 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 96 libraries worldwide Set in medieval Prague, the rabbi gives life to the Golem who falls in love with the rabbi's daughter and brings fear to the emperor's court. He is destroyed by an innocent child. Based on the legend of the Golem, a popular figure in Jewish tradition.
Der Golem wie er in die Welt kam : Bilder nach Begebenheiten aus einer alten Chronik = The Golem
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3 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew constructs a man of clay, the Golem, and brings him to life to protect his people from a pogrom.
Der Student von Prag The student of Prague
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide Presents an old German legend about a poor student in Prague who falls in love with a wealthy countess. He sells his reflection to an agent of the devil in order to become rich, then buys it back at the expense of his life. With a theme reminiscent of the Faust legend, this is considered to be one of the first 'horror' films.
Der Golem : wie er in die Welt Kam
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20 editions published between 1920 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 83 libraries worldwide Set in medieval Prague, a rabbi gives life to the Golem who falls in love with the rabbi's daughter and is eventually destroyed by an innocent child. Based on the legend of the Golem, a popular figure in Jewish tradition.
The masterworks of the German horror cinema
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 77 libraries worldwide These three classic silent films are considered by many to be the roots of the modern horror film.
Kolberg
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1 edition published in 2004 in German and held by 59 libraries worldwide "... re-create the true story of a Prussian town's rebellion against Napoleon's army of occupation. Laced with anti-Christian symbolism and National Socialist ideology, the film is a mirror of Hitler Germany's own war for survival. In its characterization of Kolberg's besieged citizenry, the epic allegorically reflects the spirit of fanatical resolve to fight on, that Nazi propaganda was attempting to instill in the German population during the final years of World War II"--Container.
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam Bilder nach Begebenheiten aus einer alten Chronik; fünf Kapitel
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1 edition published in 2002 in German and held by 41 libraries worldwide
The Student of Prague Der Student von Prag : a romantic drama
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4 editions published between 1979 and 1987 in 3 languages and held by 39 libraries worldwide A poor student falls in love with a wealthy countess, sells his reflection to an agent of the devil in order to become rich, and suffers the consequences.
German silent masterworks
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide This compilation includes the first great feature made of the Dracula legend, Nosferatu, as well as the masterpiece of highly subjective, expressionistic film art, The last laugh, and the seminal monster movie, Der Golem.
The student of Prague
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9 editions published between 1912 and 2001 in German and English and held by 31 libraries worldwide Presents an old German legend about a poor student in Prague who falls in love with a wealthy countess, sells his reflection to an agent of the devil in order to become rich, then buys it back at the expense of his life.
Alraune Mandrake
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide A tale about a mad scientist who collects a dead man's semen and uses it to impregnate a woman he's obsessed with.
Sumurun
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6 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 17 libraries worldwide The story of Sumurun, a rebellious harem member who rejects the sheikh and falls in love with a cloth merchant, is intertwined with with several other related stories.
Kolberg
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4 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in German and held by 17 libraries worldwide "Re-creates the true story of a Prussian town's rebellion against Napoleon's army of occupation. Laced with National Socialist ideology, the film is a mirror of Nazi Germany's own war for survival during the final years of World War II. In its characterizations of Kolberg's besieged citizenry, the epic allegorically reflects the spirit of fanatical resolve to fight on, that Nazi propaganda was attempting to instill in the German populace. One of the Third Reich's most ambitious spectaculars, three years in the making"--Container.
The Golem how he came into the world
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and German and held by 15 libraries worldwide Story is set in medieval Prague. The Rabbi gives life to the Golem who falls in love with the Rabbi's daughter and brings fear to the emperor's court. He is destroyed by an innocent child. Based on the legend of the Golem, a popular figure in Jewish tradition.
The Golem Der Golem : wie er in die Welt kam
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5 editions published between 1982 and 2002 in English and German and held by 13 libraries worldwide Based on a figure from Jewish legend, a man-made creature is brought to life in order to save the Jews in an impoverished East European ghetto from a pogrom.
Der Student von Prag
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2 editions published in 1913 in German and held by 10 libraries worldwide A poor student falls in love with a wealthy countess, sells his reflection to an agent of the devil in order to become rich, and suffers the consequences.
The magician
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide The heart blood of a virgin. That's what deranged medical student Oliver Haddo needs for his malevolent scheme to create life. He finds it in a lovely sculptor he hypnotizes and spirits off to an ancient sorcerer's tower, preparing to rip her heart from her living body. Based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Bizarre, nightmarish, enhanced by top production values and elegant European locations, a must for any fan of the horror genre or of imaginative moviemaking.
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam Le Golem
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4 editions published between 1921 and 2006 in German and held by 8 libraries worldwide more
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Actors Artificial insemination, Human Biography Children of prostitutes Criticism, interpretation, etc. Czech Republic--Prague Deals Devil Dracula films Drama Ewers, Hanns Heinz,--1871-1943 Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Foreign films Freksa, Friedrich,--b. 1882 Germany Germany--Kolberg Golem Harems History Horror films Horror films Jewish legends Jews Judah Loew ben Bezalel,--ca. 1525-1609 Legends Man-woman relationships Medical students Mentally ill Military campaigns Modernism (Art) Monster films Motion pictures Motion pictures, German Mysticism--Judaism Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Nature and nurture Propaganda, German Prostitutes Scientists Silent films Silent films Soul Students Vampires Wegener, Paul,--1874-1948
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Paul Wegener 1874-1948
Wegener, Paul 1874-1948
Wegener, Paul Hermann, 1874-1948
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