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The Artificial Man (1916)

The Artificial Man (1916)

Science Fiction Drama Horror

The Perfect Man… Without Soul!

Release Date: 1916, August 18
Directors: Otto Rippert
Countries: Germany
Production: Deutsche Bioscope
Cast: Theodor Loos, Gustav von Wangenheim, Lupu Pick, Friedrich Kühne, Aud Egede-Nissen, Josef Bunzl, Fern Andra, Olaf Fønss, Lia Borré, Max Ruhbeck, Mechthildis Thein, Lore Rückert

Overview:

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.

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