Movie Description
Der Einstein des Sex
(2000)Overview
The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. The script reveals main characters in Hirschfeld's life including impossible love interest Baron von Teschenberg, and Hirschfeld's aids- young Karl Giese and guardian angel, the transvestite Dorchen, as they establish the First Institute of Sexual Sciences in Berlin in 1920, and follows their struggles to keep it open, up to the rise of the Third Reich in the mid 1930s.
Featured Crew
- Director : Rosa von Praunheim
- Producer : Rosa von Praunheim
- Writer : Chris Kraus,Valentin Passoni
- Editor : Mike Shephard
- Cast : Friedel von Wangenheim,Kai Schumann,Ben Becker,Wolfgang Völz,Otto Sander,Meret Becker,Olaf Drauschke,Peter Ehrlich,Angelika Mann,Christa Pasemann,Monika Hansen,Gerd Lukas Storzer,Gerry Wolff,Tima die Göttliche
Cast
Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)
Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)
Adolf Brand
Polizeipräsident
Professor Steinach
Arbeiterin
Karl Giese
Richard
Sängerin
Tante Gesche
Gräfin
Hermann von Teschenberg
Onkel von Hirschfeld
Dorchen
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Facts
Original TitleDer Einstein des Sex
Status Released
Release Information
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2000-03-16
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 40m
Production CompaniesRosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Genres
- Drama
- History
