The Artificial Man

6.2

69m

1916

Horror, Science Fiction, Drama

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.

Starring

Fern Andra, Josef Bunzl, Maria Carmi, Aud Egede-Nissen, Lia Borré, Olaf Fønss, Friedrich Kühne, Theodor Loos, Ernst Ludwig, Adolf Paul

Directed By

Otto Rippert