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Alraune

1930-03-02 · 103 min · ★ 6.1

Science Fiction · Horror

A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. The prostitute conceives a female child who has no concept of love, whom the professor adopts. The girl, Alraune, suffers from obsessive sexuality and perverse relationships throughout her life. She learns of her unnatural origins and she avenges herself against the professor.

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Directors
Richard Oswald
Production companies
Richard Oswald Produktion
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Brigitte HelmBrigitte HelmAlraune ten Brinken
Albert BassermannAlbert BassermannProfessor ten Brinken
Harald PaulsenHarald PaulsenFrank Braun
Adolf E. LichoAdolf E. LichoAttorney
Agnes StraubAgnes StraubFürstin Wolkonski
Bernhard GoetzkeBernhard GoetzkeDr. Petersen
Martin KosleckMartin KosleckWolfgang Petersen
Käthe HaackKäthe HaackFrau Raspe
Ivan Koval-SamborskiyIvan Koval-SamborskiyRaspe
Liselotte SchaakLiselotte SchaakOlga Wolkonski
Paul WestermeierPaul Westermeiervon Walter
Henry BenderThe Innkeeper
Wilhelm BendowWilhelm Bendowo. A.

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