A scientist interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. The prostitute conceives a female child who has no concept of love, whom the professor adopts.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Brigitte Helm | ... | Alraune ten Brinken | |
| Paul Wegener | ... | Prof. Jakob ten Brinken | |
| Iván Petrovich | ... | Franz Braun | |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | ... | Wölfchen | |
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Louis Ralph | ... | Der Zauberkünstler |
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Hans Trautner | ... | Der Dompteur |
| John Loder | ... | Der Vicomte | |
| Mia Pankau | ... | Die Dirne | |
| Valeska Gert | ... | Ein Mädchen von der Gasse | |
| Georg John | ... | Der Mörder | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Alexander Sascha | ... | Ein Herr im Coupé |
| Heinrich Schroth | ... | Ein Herr in der Bar | |
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A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. The prostitute conceives a female child who has no concept of love, whom the professor adopts. The girl, Alraune, suffers from obsessive sexuality and perverse relationships throughout her life. She learns of her unnatural origins and she avenges herself against the professor. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür
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I've just seen the world theatrical premier of the Munich Filmmuseum's restoration of this classic, presented by University of Chicago's Documentary Film Group in cooperation with Chicago's Goethe Institute and Lufthansa. Live piano accompaniment was provided by the excellent Aljoshe Zimmerman with an introduction by Stefan Drößler, director of the Filmmuseum. Zimmerman composed the score for the Filmmuseum and additionally accompanied "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens" (also restored and presented as a double feature). The restoration was pieced together largely from surviving reels from Russia and Denmark, which focused on Alraune's mother and father, respectively. The restoration sports quite a few intertitles, in German, some of which were present in the original. Absolutely remarkable, and a must for anyone who appreciates excellent cinema.