After all, the film was made in the dark ages in Germany between WWI and WWII. This point is validated by Siegfried Kracauer , with his notion of how the main character of Dr. Caligari can be easily interpreted to Hitler, and vice versa. Both controlle-d subjects with a form of "brainwashing", both were upset with current forms of society and government, and both were masters of deception. In a period where Germans were looking for direction, and let's face it, authority as well, Dr. Caligari embodied it fully.
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