Salamander

Apr 11, 1928

1h 30m

★ 5.5

Overview

The film is based on real events and reveals the tragic episodes from the life of the Austrian biologist scientist-materialist Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), hunted by regressive scientists and Catholic reactionaries who committed suicide.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mezhrabpomfilm

Prometheus-Film-Verleih

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Cast

Professor Zange

Bernhard Goetzke

Felicija

Natalya Rozenel

Pater Bsheshinski

Sergei Komarov

Bankier

Vladimir Fogel

Aleksandr Chistyakov

Elza Temary

Russian Student

Mikhail Doller

Anatoli Lunacharsky

Nikolai Khmelyov

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