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Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ( German: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of an insane hypnotist ( Werner Krauss) who uses a brainwashed somnambulist ( Conrad ...
Werner Johannes Krauß war ein deutsch-österreichischer Schauspieler. Er galt als charismatisches Genie und größter Schauspieler seiner Zeit mit unglaublicher Verwandlungskunst, war jedoch Antisemit und infolge seiner Nähe zum Nationalsozialismus als Person sehr umstritten.
Werner Krauss was born on 23 June 1884 in Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Paracelsus (1943) and Robert Koch: The Battle Against Death (1939).
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- Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld, Bavaria, Germany
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Werner Krauss was a German actor who starred in expressionist films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. He was also a Nazi supporter and a minor war criminal who was convicted and fined after the war.
- June 23, 1884
- October 20, 1959
Werner Johannes Krauss (Krauß in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß and his collaboration with the Nazis made him a controversial figure.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Directed by Robert Wiene. With Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover. Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
