From Caligari to Hitler
1h 54m·Documentary, History·
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1919, when the Republic of Weimar is born, to 1933, when the Nazis come into power. (Followed by Hitler's Hollywood, 2017.)
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Rüdiger SuchslandSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| HHans Henrik WöhlerSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Volker SchlöndorffSelf - Filmmaker | Self - Filmmaker |
 Fatih AkinSelf - Filmmaker | Self - Filmmaker |
| TThomas ElsaesserSelf - Film Historian | Self - Film Historian |
| EEric D. WeitzSelf - Historian | Self - Historian |
| EElisabeth BronfenSelf - Cultural Critic | Self - Cultural Critic |
 Fritz LangSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
 Ernst LubitschSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| FFriedrich EbertSelf - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Joseph GoebbelsSelf - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) |