The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Otto RippertDirector
- Robert ReinertWriter
Cast
- Fern Andrao. A.
- Josef Bunzlo. A.
- Maria Carmio. A.
- Aud Egede-Nisseno. A.
- Lia BorréTochter des Generalprokurator Steffens
- Olaf FønssHomunculus
- Friedrich KühneEdgar Rodin
- Theodor LoosSven Friedland
- Ernst LudwigProfessor Ottmann
- Adolf Paulo. A.
- Albert PaulDr. Hansen
- Max RuhbeckGeneralprokurator Steffens
Themes
movie serial