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Homunculus, 1. Teil: Der künstliche Mensch
6.2

Homunculus, 1. Teil: Der künstliche Mensch

Aug 18, 1916

Homunculus, 1. Teil: Der künstliche Mensch
1916 69 min 10 vues
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.
Horror
Danton
5.7

Danton

May 03, 1921

Danton
1921 87 min 3 vues
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
History
Homunculus, 3. Teil: Die Liebeskomödie des Homunculus
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Homunculus, 3. Teil: Die Liebeskomödie des Homunculus

Dec 11, 1916

Homunculus, 3. Teil: Die Liebeskomödie des Homunculus
1916 64 min 3 vues
The homunculus and his companion Edgar Rodin make an invention that would allow the hateful homunculus to destroy the world. But first he wants to find out about love. When he observes how young Anna is rejected by her parents, he takes care of her and asks her parents for forgiveness - without success. He brings her to her seducer, who also rejects the girl. The homunculus then takes revenge by ruining the man financially and throwing Anna at his feet. But she still loves the villain and asks Homunculus for mercy. The homunculus cannot understand this feeling of love - he wants to try it out on himself. He puts a young woman who loves him to the hardest test, but she will do anything for him, sacrificing her fiancé and her parents. Only when he reveals his artificial nature to her, she leaves him. This experience confirms the homunculus in his intention to destroy mankind.
Horror
Homunculus, 5. Teil: Die Vernichtung der Menschheit
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Homunculus, 5. Teil: Die Vernichtung der Menschheit

Dec 03, 1917

Homunculus, 5. Teil: Die Vernichtung der Menschheit
1917 52 min 2 vues
For a long time the homunculus had to hide from his pursuers. But now he mingles with humanity again and sows discord, strife and murder. One day, when he meets an orphaned girl, he takes her to the shepherd Rudolf's parents. His goal is to pair the two together in order to breed a new human race from them. To this end, he kidnaps her to a deserted island. But the plan fails because Rudolf tries to kill the homunculus after learning his true identity. In revenge, the homunculus destroys the entire island, including the young couple. His hitherto loyal companion Edgar Rodin is so horrified by this deed that he renounces the homunculus and threatens him with death.
Horror
Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske
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Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske

Jan 02, 1923

Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske
1923 112 min 1 vues
Cardinal Richelieu gives the order that the twin brother of France's King Louis XIV should be removed from the court and taken to the country. There he is educated, without knowledge of his true ancestry, and kept as a prisoner.
Drama
La Femme du pharaon
6.6

La Femme du pharaon

Feb 21, 1922

La Femme du pharaon
1922 100 min 13 vues
Triangle amoureux entre le pharaon Aménès, qui aime l’esclave grecque Theonis, elle-même amoureuse du beau Ramphis.
History
Frauenschicksale
5

Frauenschicksale

Jun 12, 1952

Frauenschicksale
1952 102 min 3 vues
Berlin 1952, seven years after WWII. Four women are looking for a good man and happiness in the divided city. Their destinies are loosely connected through one person: the West Berlin dandy and womanizer, Conny.
Drama
Hoffmanns Erzählungen
5.2

Hoffmanns Erzählungen

Feb 26, 1916

Hoffmanns Erzählungen
1916 71 min 5 vues
This movie, directed by Richard Oswald, is based on the operetta "Les contes de Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), which is a genial musical potpourri from various short stories and novels by the Prussian writer, composer, painter, lawyer and judge E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822). While Hoffmann's literary work was longtime considered to be merely fantastical, it was finally researched, in the last years, according to its metaphysical background. Characteristic for Hoffmann's work is his life-long fight against rationalism and for the revelation of nature morte, culminating mostly in carnival-like scenes anticipating literary techniques only described in the works of Bachtin and Bachelard.
Fantasy
Zirkusblut
1

Zirkusblut

May 05, 1916

Zirkusblut
1916 78 min 1 vues
Georg Bertrand, a gambling addict and the son of a wealthy landowner, is kicked out of his family home. The director of a travelling circus takes him in. In time, Georg marries the director's daughter and himself becomes the director. Georg's brother visits the circus and recognizes him. Georg must now decide whether to stay with the circus or return to the family that kicked him out.
Drama
Die Insel der Seligen
4.3

Die Insel der Seligen

Oct 03, 1913

Die Insel der Seligen
1913 60 min 9 vues
Max Reinhardt’s second and last silent film. It tells the story of two young girls (Cheerful & Shy) who, in order to escape their father’s authority, reaches an island of wonder filled with gods, nymphs, fauns and other creatures.
Romance
Anne Boleyn
6.9

Anne Boleyn

Dec 03, 1920

Anne Boleyn
1920 118 min 24 vues
La timide Anne Boleyn devient l’épouse du féroce Henry VIII, mais ne peut lui offrir d’héritier.
History
Othello
6.9

Othello

Feb 08, 1922

Othello
1922 79 min 12 vues
Even without the benefit of sound, the 1922 German adaptation of Othello seems more operatic than Shakespearean. This may be due to the casting of Emil Jannings, to whom restraint and subtlety were strangers. Werner Krauss, of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame, is on hand as the duplicitous Iago. Appearing as the unfortunate Desdemona is Lea Von Lenkeffy, better known as Lya de Putti. Produced on an elaborate scale, Othello may not be true to the letter of Shakespeare, but is undeniably a smorgasbord of visual delights.
Drama
Der Mädchenhirt
6.3

Der Mädchenhirt

Oct 10, 1919

Der Mädchenhirt
1919 75 min 3 vues
"The Girl's Shepherd" - at that time a common name for a pimp. About promiscuity and naivety leading up to complicated situations.
Drama
Don Carlos und Elisabeth
6

Don Carlos und Elisabeth

Feb 24, 1924

Don Carlos und Elisabeth
1924 115 min 1 vues
Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for himself.
History
Die Gezeichneten
6.5

Die Gezeichneten

Feb 07, 1922

Die Gezeichneten
1922 95 min 22 vues
Based on the novel 'Elsker hverandre' by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne-Liebe, as she grows up, and experiences the pains of living as a Jew in Russia, leading to a revolution.
Drama
Der Graf von Essex
1

Der Graf von Essex

Sep 14, 1922

Der Graf von Essex
1922 129 min 1 vues
The Earl of Essex, a person favourite of the Queen, is in jeopardy of losing his relationship with the monarch after secretly marrying one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting.
History
Die schwarze Pantherin
1

Die schwarze Pantherin

Oct 14, 1921

Die schwarze Pantherin
1921 70 min 1 vues
Kornej is a young painter of primitivism. An art agent discover the works of Kornej and buy the whole collection. The art critic Moulin is very excited about Kornejs paintings and style. Kornej marries his childhood sweetheart Rita. They have a child that carries a mystic disease. Allt the money Kornej got from selling his collection is put into the care of the sick child. Rita leaves Kornej.
Drama
Opium
6.2

Opium

Jan 07, 1919

Opium
1919 93 min 7 vues
In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the way it is made, but can also cause the total destruction of the mind and body of the person who consumes it.
Drama
Homunculus
5

Homunculus

Aug 18, 1916

Homunculus
1916 360 min 1 vues
A group of scientists, led by a Professor Ortmann, produce a living human child using scientific processes - a "homunculus." This creature is human in every way, except that he cannot experience love.
Horror
Das dunkle Schloß
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Das dunkle Schloß

Aug 01, 1915

Das dunkle Schloß
1915 137 min 1 vues
Originally planned as the third entry in the Der Hund von Baskerville series, it was reworked into a stand alone film before release.
Crime
Der Hund von Baskerville
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Der Hund von Baskerville

Jun 12, 1914

Der Hund von Baskerville
1914 65 min 5 vues
In this early version the classic "Hound of the Baskervilles" mystery is not faithfully adapted, Watson's character is absent and there are two Holmes. Holmes' foe is called Stapleton and he menaces Holmes' client Lord Henry and his fiancée, Laura Lyons, masquerading himself as Holmes. Hidden passages, hand bombs and mechanical devices abound, reminding more of a serial than of a Conan Doyle story.
Mystery
Die Hexe von Norderoog
1

Die Hexe von Norderoog

Jan 06, 1919

Die Hexe von Norderoog
1919 45 min 1 vues
A young girl returns to her father's country, but her joy is short-lived. She is courted by a neighbouring fisherman, but also by the captain of her father's ship, who has shady intentions towards her.
Drama