Alraune

Oct 22, 1952

1h 32m

★ 5.3

Born outside the laws of God and man!

Overview

In the 1800s, a stormy love relationship develops quickly between a young medical student and a woman believing herself to be the daughter of his scientist uncle, the student having never heard of her before their chance encounter and both unaware that she is the result of the scientist's illegal experiments with artificial insemination..

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Romance

Horror

Production Companies

Deutsche Styria Film GmbH

Carlton-Film

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Cast

Alraune

Hildegard Knef

Jacob ten Brinken

Erich von Stroheim

Frank Braun

Karlheinz Böhm

Doctor Mohn

Harry Halm

Mathieu

Hans Cossy

Count Geroldingen

Harry Meyen

Gräfin Wolkonska

Trude Hesterberg

Olga Wolkonska

Julia Koschka

Mlle. Duvaliere

Denise Vernac

Lisbeth

Gardy Brombacher

Willem Holsboer

Arno Ebert

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