Release Date

18 Aug, 1916

Runtime

01:09: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Homunculus, 1. Teil: Der künstliche Mensch

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Actors

Fern Andra

Josef Bunzl

Maria Carmi

Aud Egede-Nissen

Lia Borré

Olaf Fønss

Friedrich Kühne

Theodor Loos

Ernst Ludwig

Adolf Paul

Albert Paul

Max Ruhbeck

Mechthildis Thein

Gustav von Wangenheim

Lupu Pick

Lore Rückert

Crew