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Many Selves: The Horror and Fantasy Films of Paul Wegener

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The very first film actor to be identified with horror roles was Paul Wegener. A distinguished stage actor, Wegener was fascinated by film and its potential to portray the uncanny and the macabre. Sometimes acting as director and writer as well as performer, Wegener played in a series of fantastic films in the tens, the most famous of which are "The Student of Prague" and "The Golem." His directing career faltered in the twenties but he continued to play mad scientists, monsters and various grotesque characters. The book ...

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Many Selves: The Horror and Fantasy Films of Paul Wegener 2013, BearManor Media

ISBN-13: 9781593932718

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