Alraune (1952 film)
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Alraune is a 1952
science fiction
horror
film
directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hildegard Knef
in which a scientist creates a woman who is beautiful and yet soulless, lacking any sense of morality. It is based upon the German myth of Alraune
in which a woman is impregnated by a mandrake root. It is the fifth and the final movie to be based upon this myth.
The film was produced by Carlton Films and Deutsche Styria Film GmbH. and distributed by Gloria in Germany and Distributors Corporation of America Inc. (DCA) in the United States in 1958 in a version dubbed into English.
1952 in film
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
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directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German actress, singer and writer. She was billed in some English language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.-Early years:...
in which a scientist creates a woman who is beautiful and yet soulless, lacking any sense of morality. It is based upon the German myth of Alraune
Alraune
Alraune is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character.-Legend:...
in which a woman is impregnated by a mandrake root. It is the fifth and the final movie to be based upon this myth.
The film was produced by Carlton Films and Deutsche Styria Film GmbH. and distributed by Gloria in Germany and Distributors Corporation of America Inc. (DCA) in the United States in 1958 in a version dubbed into English.
Cast
- Hildegard KnefHildegard KnefHildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German actress, singer and writer. She was billed in some English language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.-Early years:...
as Alraune - Erich von StroheimErich von StroheimErich von Stroheim was an Austrian-born film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work.-Background:...
as Jacob ten Brinken - Karlheinz BöhmKarlheinz BöhmKarlheinz Böhm is an Austrian actor. The son of conductor Karl Böhm, he is best known internationally for his role as Mark, the psychopathic protagonist of Peeping Tom, directed by Michael Powell...
as Frank Braun - Harry MeyenHarry MeyenHarry Meyen was a German film actor. He appeared in over 40 films and television productions between 1948 and 1975. In the 1960s he worked as a successful theatre director in West Germany....
as Count Geroldingen - Rolf Henniger as Wolf Goutram (Ralph Goutram in the US version)
- Harry Halm as Doctor Mohn
- Hans Cossy as Mathieu, the coachman
- Gardy Brombacher as Lisbeth, the maid
- Trude HesterbergTrude HesterbergTrude Hesterberg was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964.-Selected filmography:* Sand, Love and Salt * The Divorcée * Alraune...
as Fuerstin Wolkonska (Princess Wolkonski in the US version) - Julia Koschka as Olga Wolkonska (Wolkonski in the US version)
- Denise VernacDenise VernacDenise Vernac was a French film actress.-Career:She appeared in seventeen films between 1939 and 1966....
as Olga Wolkonska (Wolkonski in the US version) - Arno Ebert
- Willem Holzboer
See also
- Alraune (1918 film)Alraune (1918 film)Alraune is a 1918 science fiction horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and Edmund Fritz and starring Géza Erdélyi. Little is known about this film which is now believed to be lost...
- Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote HanneAlraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote HanneAlraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne is a 1918 silent science fiction horror film directed by Eugen Illés and Joseph Klein and starring Max Auzinger in which a Doctor uses the sperm of a dead man to impregnate a prostitute...
- Alraune (1928 film)Alraune (1928 film)Alraune is a 1928 silent science fiction horror film directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Brigitte Helm in which a prostitute is artificially inseminated with the semen of a hanged man. The story is based upon the legend of Alraune and the powers of the mandrake root to impregnate women...
- Alraune (1930 film)Alraune (1930 film)Alraune is a 1930 science fiction horror film directed by Richard Oswald. Like the previous version this movie again features Brigitte Helm in the role of Alraune...