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Alraune

Alraune

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

02 March 1930

Country

Germany

Cast

Brigitte Helm

Brigitte Helm

Alraune ten Brinken

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Professor ten Brinken

Harald Paulsen

Harald Paulsen

Frank Braun

Adolf E. Licho

Adolf E. Licho

Attorney

Agnes Straub

Agnes Straub

Fürstin Wolkonski

Bernhard Goetzke

Bernhard Goetzke

Dr. Petersen

Martin Kosleck

Martin Kosleck

Wolfgang Petersen

Käthe Haack

Käthe Haack

Frau Raspe

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi

Raspe

Liselotte Schaak

Liselotte Schaak

Olga Wolkonski

Paul Westermeier

Paul Westermeier

von Walter

Henry Bender

Henry Bender

The Innkeeper

Wilhelm Bendow

Wilhelm Bendow

o. A.

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