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Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam
Clay given breath, printed on stone.
What
The poster for Paul Wegener’s Der Golem — medieval Prague and its clay man brought to life, the founding text of the screen monster.
Why
Hans Poelzig’s Expressionist architecture made the film a landmark of design; the posters carry that same sculpted, hand-hewn darkness.
Notice
The Golem’s bulk fills the sheet like masonry — a body built, not born, all weight and shadow.
“What the clay remembers.”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920), dir. Paul Wegener
- Country / studio
- Germany · UFA
- Printer / stone
- lithograph, UFA
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- German theatrical poster, 1920
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-16.
