The silent movie Der Golem produced in 1920, is a masterpiece in film making. Based on a legend in Jewish mysticism, its narrative tells of a clay statue brought to life سے طرف کی Rabbi Loew in a medieval Prague ghetto to defend the Jews from ongoing persecution and attack سے طرف کی the city's rulers. It is found in the rubble of an old synagogue and is used as a servant, initially doing nothing but good. The Golem falls in love, but when his love is rejected, he goes on a murderous rampage leaving a trail of destruction.
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