Alraune (1952)

Directed by

Arthur Maria Rabenalt

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, erotic film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

12

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scientist creates a beautiful woman who has no conscience or moral feelings. Her lack of a soul causes chaos and suffering among the people around her.

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What happens

Alraune, later renamed Unnatural: The Fruit of Evil, is a 1952 West German horror science fiction film, directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hildegard Knef and Erich von Stroheim. The film is based on the 1911 novel Alraune by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers. The plot involves a scientist (von Stroheim) who creates a woman (Knef) who is beautiful yet soulless, lacking any sense of morality. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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