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Frankenweenie

1984 · Directed by Tim Burton · United States

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920 · — Vulture interview Apple TV

Director on record · Germany → United States

It’s always been a special project for me. It relates to how I felt as a child, and those early influences like the Universal monster movies and also the German Expressionist films like 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' – the black and white, the mood, the atmosphere.

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United States · 1984

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