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Alraune

1930

Directed by Richard Oswald

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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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Cinematographer
Günther Krampf
Origin country
Germany
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
de
Also known as
Daughter of Evil
TMDB
6.1/10 (9 votes)
IMDb
6.2/10 (113 votes)
Released March 2, 1930

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