The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 1920 Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancee Jane recently went through It is the annual fair in Holstenwall Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death like sleep When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn The next morning Alan is found dead Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr Caligari The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her Janes father awakens because of the noise, and he and some servants follow the fleeing Cesare When Cesare cannot outrun his pursuers anymore, he gently places Jane down on the ground, and runs away Francis and the police investigate the caravan of Dr Caligari, but the doctor succeeds in slipping away Francis pursues the fleeing Dr Caligari, and sees him disappear into a madhouse Francis enters the madhouse, where he is sure he will find the truth behind all these mysterious events