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jewish,folktale,silent,film Der Golem 1915 - Considered the First Horror FilmDer Golem 1915 - Considered the First Horror Filmtags:The Golem (original German name Der Golem, also known as The Monster of Fate) is a 1915 silent horror directed and written by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen. The film is based on the book The Golem by Gustav Meyrink, who is also credited as a writer for the film. The film is an early example of the German Expressionism school of filmmaking. It was seminal in the development of the horror film genre.
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Neither film has anything to do with the Gustav Meyrink novel (read the excellent Mike Mitchell translation and find out for yourself). The book uses the Golem legend in an entirely novel (pun intended) way. If Meyrink had anything to do with the films, that would be news to me.... The Wikipedia entry for the novel 'The Golem' states, "The novel was not, despite contrary claims, the basis for three films, both [sic] realized by Paul Wegener. Both [sic] films rather adapt the original Golem legend."