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1916

The Artificial Man

Directed by Otto Rippert
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.

Duration

1h 9m

Released

August 18, 1916

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Cast16

  • Fern Andra
  • Josef Bunzl
  • Maria Carmi
  • Aud Egede-Nissen
  • Lia Borré
  • Olaf Fønss
  • Friedrich Kühne
  • Theodor Loos
  • Ernst Ludwig

Part ofThe Homunculus

Includes The Artificial Man (1916), The Mysterious Book (1916), The Love Tragedy of the Homunculus (1916), The Revenge of the Homunculus (1917), The Destruction of Mankind (1917), and The End of the Homunculus (1918).

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