Alraune (1952 film)
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| Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Produced by | Otto Lehmann Günther Stapenhorst |
| Written by | Hanns Heinz Ewers(novel) Kurt Heuser |
| Starring | Hildegard Knef Erich von Stroheim |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Release date(s) | October 23, 1952 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Alraune (also known as Unnatural) 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 as of 2007[update] 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.
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[edit] Cast
- Hildegard Knef as Alraune
- Erich von Stroheim as Jacob ten Brinken
- Karlheinz Böhm as Frank Braun
- Harry Meyen 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 Hesterberg as Fuerstin Wolkonska (Princess Wolkonski in the US version)
- Julia Koschka as Olga Wolkonska (Wolkonski in the US version)
- Denise Vernac as Olga Wolkonska (Wolkonski in the US version)
- Arno Ebert
- Willem Holzboer
[edit] See also
- Alraune (1918 film)
- Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne
- Alraune (1928 film)
- Alraune (1930 film)
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Wingrove, David (1985). Science Fiction Film Source Book. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman. ISBN 0582893100.
[edit] External links
- Alraune at the Internet Movie Database
