The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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The conflicts in the routine lives of Matt and Cathy, two young business successes, are soon overshadowed by awful events possibly linked to the mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his somnambulist sidekick, Cesar, in this contemporary version of Robert Wiene's 1919 silent thriller, "The Cabinet of Dr. Calig

Cast & Crew

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Peter Sellars

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Joan Cusack

Peter Gallagher

Ron Vawter

Kate Valk

Film Details

Also Known As

Cabinet du docteur Ramirez, Le, Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, Le Cabinet du docteur Ramirez

Genre

Thriller

Release Date

1991

Production Company

Arri Group; Bbc Worldwide; Camera Service Center; Duart Film And Video; StudioCanal; Thirteen/Wnet; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)

Distribution Company

Pbs

Location

New Jersey, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Germany; Connecticut, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Synopsis

The conflicts in the routine lives of Matt and Cathy, two young business successes, are soon overshadowed by awful events possibly linked to the mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his somnambulist sidekick, Cesar, in this contemporary version of Robert Wiene's 1919 silent thriller, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," written by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz.

Director

Peter Sellars

Cast

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Joan Cusack

Peter Gallagher

Ron Vawter

Kate Valk

Gregory Wallace

Crew

John Adams

Music ("Die Harmonielehre")

John Adams

Music Conductor

George Ayoub

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Charles S Carroll

Kathryn Colbert

Production Coordinator

Barry Cooper

Executive Producer

Joan Cusack

Edo Dewaart

Music Conductor

Richard W Dooley

Associate Producer

Robert Estrin

Cary Fisher

Camera Operator

Peter Gallagher

Jacques Kirsner

David Lynch

Executive Producer

John Magoun

Diane J Malecki

Rainer Mockert

Yves Pasquier

Dunya Ramicova

Costume Designer

Gretchen Rau

Eberhard Scheele

Peter Sellars

Hugh Simon

George Tsypin

Production Designer

Ron Vawter

David Watkin

Director Of Photography

Katarina Wittich

Assistant Director

Film Details

Also Known As

Cabinet du docteur Ramirez, Le, Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, Le Cabinet du docteur Ramirez

Genre

Thriller

Release Date

1991

Production Company

Arri Group; Bbc Worldwide; Camera Service Center; Duart Film And Video; StudioCanal; Thirteen/Wnet; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)

Distribution Company

Pbs

Location

New Jersey, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Germany; Connecticut, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 1992

Released in United States May 1991

Released in United States November 1991

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 9-20, 1991.

Shown at Pacific Film Archive (Surrealism and Cinema) September 26, 1990.

Shown at Stockholm Film Festival November 15-24, 1991.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1992. (recut version)

Feature directorial debut for acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars.

Broadcast over PBS on "Great Performances" April 14, 1993.

Began shooting November 6, 1990.

Completed shooting December 8, 1990.

Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1992. (recut version))

Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 9-20, 1991.)

Released in United States November 1991 (Shown at Stockholm Film Festival November 15-24, 1991.)

Considered to be the first example of Expressionism in the cinema. The film's prologue and epilogue were attached at the insistence of producer Erich Pommer.

Like the original, this film is silent.

German intertitles

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