📜 Overview:
Hanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad doctor" roles, Paul Wegener plays Professor Brinken, sociopathic scientist who combines the genes of an executed murderer with those of a prostitute. The result is a beautiful young woman named Alraune (Brigitte Helm), who is incapable of feeling any real emotions -- least of all guilt or regret. Upon attaining adulthood, Alraune sets about to seduce and destroy every male who crosses her path. Ultimately, Professor Brinken is hoist on his own petard when he falls hopelessly in love with Alraune himself. Alraune was remade in 1930, with Brigitte Helm repeating her role, and again in 1951, with Hildegarde Knef as the "heroine" and Erich von Stroheim as her misguided mentor.
🌏 Languages Available:
No Language
📆 Date Released:
1928-01-25
⌚ Running Time:
108 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.2
Beloved Cast
Alraune ten Brinken
Brigitte Helm
Professor ten Brinken
Paul Wegener
Franz Braun
Iván Petrovich
Prostitute
Mia Pankau
Girl in Alley
Valeska Gert
Wölfchen
Wolfgang Zilzer
Magician
Louis Ralph
Trainer
Hans Trautner
Viscount
John Loder
Man in Bar
Heinrich Schroth
Man in Coupe
Alexander Sascha
