THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
The Passion of Joan of Arc is a 1928 silent drama by Carl Theodor Dreyer that chronicles Joan of Arc's trial and martyrdom. Renowned for its stark...
NOSFERATU
Nosferatu is a silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F.W. Murnau, which is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The film...
THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ
The Patchwork Girl of Oz is a silent fantasy film based on L. Frank Baum's 1913 book of the same name. Set in the magical Land of Oz, it follows the...
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
Adapted from a German stage play, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is a landmark silent horror film that helped define German Expressionism. It...
NANOOK OF THE NORTH
Nanook of the North is an early silent ethnographic documentary that follows Inuk hunter Nanook and his family in the Arctic as they hunt, build, and...
THE MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
The Man with a Movie Camera (1929) is a groundbreaking Soviet silent documentary directed by Dziga Vertov. Filmed in Moscow and Kiev, it forgoes...
MODERN TIMES
Modern Times is a 1936 silent comedy film that satirizes the desperate employment and financial conditions many people faced during the Great...
THE HANDS OF ORLAC
The Hands of Orlac is a silent horror film that tells the story of a renowned pianist, Paul Orlac, who loses his hands in a tragic accident. Desperate...
DR. MABUSE THE GAMBLER
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (Der Mabuse, der Gambler) is a 1922 silent crime thriller directed by Fritz Lang. The film introduces the genius criminal...
CHESS FEVER
Chess Fever is a silent comedy film that captures the obsessive enthusiasm for chess in Moscow during the 1920s. The film humorously portrays the life...