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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3581295, member: 2504"] There are lots of silent movies that would definitely fit this category of films that you may not have heard of but should be seen. When I was a teenager in the 1970's my experience in silent film was pretty much limited to "Metropolis" and some Charlie Chaplin silent feature films. But over the years I came find there was so much more out there with silent films that are worth watching, and that are entertaining to boot. Something like Murneau's "Sunrise" is just amazing to watch. As for "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", it is certainly worth seeing. It was also right at the beginning of German film expressionism, something that would influence American films for years to come. Edit: One other note. One of the actors in "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" is Conrad Veidt, who became one of the biggest stars of the silent era in Germany. He left Germany for good shortly after the Nazis took over. He is probably best known to American audiences for his role as Major Strasser in "Casablanca". [/QUOTE]