Es werde Licht! (1917)
March 2, 1917Release Date
Plot.
A painter with syphilis infects his brother's wife and the child born of their affair.
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This Movie Is About.
sexually transmitted disease
lost film
syphilis
venereal diseases
Wiki.
Let There Be Light (German: Es werde Licht!) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst. It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law, and also touched on the dangers of syphilis. It is a lost film.
The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant.
Es werde Licht!.
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