Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
Werner Krauß
as Dr. Caligari
Conrad Veidt
as Cesare
Friedrich Fehér
as Francis
Lil Dagover
as Jane
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
as Alan
Rudolf Lettinger
as Dr. Olsen
Henri Peters-Arnolds
as Young Doctor (uncredited)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
as Criminal (uncredited)
Hans Lanser-Rudolf
as Old Man (uncredited)
Ludwig Rex
as Murderer (uncredited)
Elsa Wagner
as Landlady (uncredited)
