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6.1A 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.
Released: 1930-03-02103 minDir: Richard OswaldScience Fiction, Horror
Cast
- Brigitte Helm as Alraune ten Brinken
- Albert Bassermann as Professor ten Brinken
- Harald Paulsen as Frank Braun
- Adolf E. Licho as Attorney
- Agnes Straub as Fürstin Wolkonski
- Bernhard Goetzke as Dr. Petersen
Themes
- research
- in vitro fertilisation
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- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 877074
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- publication date
- 1930-01-01
- title
- Alraune
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Potsdam
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science fiction
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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horror film
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Variety
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art director
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Brigitte Helm
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Babelsberg Studio
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Hans Evers
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Different from the Others
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Albert Bassermann
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Richard Oswald
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Bernhard Goetzke
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Bronisław Kaper
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Käthe Haack
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Wilhelm Bendow
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Harald Paulsen
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Martin Kosleck
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Categories
1930 films1930 German films1930 German-language films1930 science fiction films1930s science fiction horror filmsErotic fantasy filmsFilms based on AlrauneFilms directed by Richard OswaldFilms of the Weimar RepublicFilms produced by Erich PommerFilms shot at Babelsberg StudiosGerman black-and-white filmsGerman science fiction horror filmsRemakes of German filmsSound film remakes of silent filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateUFA GmbH films