Sacrifice

1918 1h 28m DE

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Mad scientist, doctor Ten Brinken artificially inseminates a prostitute with a dead man's semen. The resulting child grows up to be a beautiful, evil woman who turns against her creator.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Max Auzinger
Friedrich Kühne
Ernst Rennspies
Tatjana Sand
Gustav Adolf Semler
Hilde Wolter
Alraune
Joseph Klein

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eugen Illés
Writers: Carl Froelich, Georg Tatzelt
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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108 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eugen Illés, shot by Eugen Illés. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Max Auzinger and Friedrich Kühne and Ernst Rennspies carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0008825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eugen Illés directs. Eugen Illés behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2108 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Eugen Illés, shot by Eugen Illés. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Max Auzinger and Friedrich Kühne and Ernst Rennspies carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0008825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.