The Artificial Man

The Perfect Man… Without Soul!

The Artificial Man — Plot

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.

• Release date
• August 18, 1916
• Runtime
• 69 min
• Genres
• Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
• Director
• Otto Rippert

The Artificial Man — Cast

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Josef Bunzl o. A. Maria Carmi o. A. Aud Egede-Nissen o. A. Lia Borré Tochter des Generalprokurator Steffens Olaf Fønss Homunculus Friedrich Kühne Edgar Rodin Theodor Loos Sven Friedland