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Alraune (1930)

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.

  • Science Fiction
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Brigitte HelmBrigitte HelmAlraune ten Brinken
  • Photo of Albert BassermannAlbert BassermannProfessor ten Brinken
  • Photo of Harald PaulsenHarald PaulsenFrank Braun
  • Photo of Adolf E. LichoAdolf E. LichoAttorney
  • Photo of Agnes StraubAgnes StraubFürstin Wolkonski
  • Photo of Bernhard GoetzkeBernhard GoetzkeDr. Petersen
  • Photo of Martin KosleckMartin KosleckWolfgang Petersen
  • Photo of Käthe HaackKäthe HaackFrau Raspe
  • Photo of Ivan Koval-SamborskyiIvan Koval-SamborskyiRaspe
  • Photo of Liselotte SchaakLiselotte SchaakOlga Wolkonski

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