The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld poster
Basic Info
Release: March 16, 2000
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (16 votes)
Status: Released

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

2000 100 min ⭐ 5.3/10 16 votes
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.

Genres
Drama History
Production Countries
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
Spoken Languages
  • German de

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Cast
Friedel von Wangenheim
Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)
Kai Schumann
Kai Schumann
Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)
Ben Becker
Ben Becker
Adolf Brand
Wolfgang Völz
Wolfgang Völz
Polizeipräsident
Otto Sander
Otto Sander
Professor Steinach
Meret Becker
Meret Becker
Arbeiterin
Olaf Drauschke
Karl Giese
Peter Ehrlich
Peter Ehrlich
Richard
Angelika Mann
Sängerin
Christa Pasemann
Tante Gesche
Monika Hansen
Monika Hansen
Gräfin
Gerd Lukas Storzer
Hermann von Teschenberg
Crew
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim
Director
Chris Kraus
Writer
Valentin Passoni
Writer
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim
Producer
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