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The Mysterious Book
1916
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MOVIE • 1916
The Artificial Man
The Perfect Man… Without Soul!
Part of the artificial-creature series encompassing Der Golem (1914 and 1920), Alraune (1918, 1928, 1930) and Metropolis (1926), 'Homunculus' was the most popular serial in Germany during World War I even influencing the dress of fashionable Berlin. Foenss, a Danish star, is the perfect creature manufactured in a laboratory by Kuehne. Having discovered his origins, that he has no 'soul' and is incapable of love, he revenges himself on mankind, instigating revolutions and becoming a monstrous but beautiful tyrant, relentlessly pursued by his creator-father who seeks to rectify his mistake.
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Fern Andra
o. A.
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Josef Bunzl
o. A.
Maria Carmi
o. A.
Aud Egede-Nissen
o. A.
Lia Borré
Tochter des Generalprokurator Steffens
Olaf Fønss
Homunculus
Friedrich Kühne
Edgar Rodin
Theodor Loos
Sven Friedland
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Ernst Ludwig
Professor Ottmann
Adolf Paul
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Albert Paul
Dr. Hansen
Max Ruhbeck
Generalprokurator Steffens
Mechthildis Thein
Margot
Gustav von Wangenheim
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Theatrical release date: August 18, 1916
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
August 18, 1916
Runtime
69 min
Language
German
Origin
Germany
