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Alraune (1952)

1h 32m

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Alraune (1952)

Name: Alraune
Genre: Romance, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1952-10-22

1h 32m

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Plot.

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.

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Release Date
October 22, 1952

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 32m

Genres
Romance Drama Horror Science Fiction

Last updated: 2025-01-30

This Movie Is About.

mad scientist

count

self-doubt

artificial insemination

medical student

dark secrets

morality tale

19th century

painter as artist

illegal activity

human experiment

corrupt princess

social distancing

mad lab

feeling different

lack of feelings

multiple lovers

mandrake root

french governess

narcism

Wiki.

Alraune, later renamed Unnatural: The Fruit of Evil, is a 1952 West German horror science fiction film, directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hildegard Knef and Erich von Stroheim. The film is based on the 1911 novel Alraune by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers. The plot involves a scientist (von Stroheim) who creates a woman (Knef) who is beautiful yet soulless, lacking any sense of morality.