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A Daughter Of Destiny
Hanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad doctor" roles, Paul Wegener plays Professor Brinken, sociopathic scientist who combines the genes of an executed murderer with those of a prostitute. The result is a beautiful young woman named Alraune (Brigitte Helm), who is incapable of feeling any real emotions -- least of all guilt or regret. Upon attaining adulthood, Alraune sets about to seduce and destroy every male who crosses her path. Ultimately, Professor Brinken is hoist on his own petard when he falls hopelessly in love with Alraune himself. Alraune was remade in 1930, with Brigitte Helm repeating her role, and again in 1951, with Hildegarde Knef as the "heroine" and Erich von Stroheim as her misguided mentor.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
Cast: Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener, Iván Petrovich, Mia Pankau, Valeska Gert, Wolfgang Zilzer
Crew: Franz Planer (Director of Photography), Henrik Galeen (Screenplay), Henrik Galeen (Director), Hanns Heinz Ewers (Novel), Walter Reimann (Art Direction), Max Heilbronner (Art Direction)
Studio: Ama-Film
Runtime: 131 minutes
Quality: HD
Release: Jan 25, 1928
Country: Germany
Language: No Language
