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Alraune

  • 1952
  • 1h 32m
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6.0/10
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Erich von Stroheim, Hildegard Knef, and Leo Bothas in Alraune (1952)
HorrorSci-Fi

A scientist creates a beautiful "perfect woman", but since she is artificial, she seems soul-less and with no sense of morality, she brings ruin to all around her.A scientist creates a beautiful "perfect woman", but since she is artificial, she seems soul-less and with no sense of morality, she brings ruin to all around her.A scientist creates a beautiful "perfect woman", but since she is artificial, she seems soul-less and with no sense of morality, she brings ruin to all around her.

  • Director
    • Arthur Maria Rabenalt
  • Writers
    • Kurt Heuser
    • Hanns Heinz Ewers
  • Stars
    • Hildegard Knef
    • Erich von Stroheim
    • Trude Hesterberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    431
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Maria Rabenalt
    • Writers
      • Kurt Heuser
      • Hanns Heinz Ewers
    • Stars
      • Hildegard Knef
      • Erich von Stroheim
      • Trude Hesterberg
    • 15User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hildegard Knef
    Hildegard Knef
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    Erich von Stroheim
    Erich von Stroheim
    • Jacob ten Brinken
    • (as Erich v. Stroheim)
    Trude Hesterberg
    Trude Hesterberg
    • Fuerstin Wolkonska
    Denise Vernac
    • Mlle. Duvaliere
    Julia Koschka
    • Olga Wolkonska
    Gardy Brombacher
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    Harry Halm
    Harry Halm
    • Doktor Mohn
    Karlheinz Böhm
    Karlheinz Böhm
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    • Wolf Goutram
    Harry Meyen
    Harry Meyen
    • Graf Geroldingen
    Hans Cossy
    • Mathieu
    Arno Ebert
    Willem Holsboer
      • Director
        • Arthur Maria Rabenalt
      • Writers
        • Kurt Heuser
        • Hanns Heinz Ewers
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      • Trivia
        This was not released in the United States until almost five years later when it was picked up by DCA (Distributors Corporation of America) and released in an edited and English dubbed version under the title "Unnatural...The Fruit of Evil."
      • Connections
        Referenced in Hilde (2009)
      • Soundtracks
        Heut' gefall' ich mir
        Written by Werner R. Heymann and Jean Gilbert
        Performed by Hildegard Knef

      User reviews15

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      4/10

      Alraune review

      A dull German thriller with elements of science fiction woven into its femme fatale storyline. Hildegard Knef is the test-tube spawn of a prostitute and executed killer created by an ageing Erich von Stroheim who apparently has the power to beguile every man she meets. A young Karlheinz Bohm plays the young hero who fights his desire for her without passion or conviction - although, to be fair, the pedestrian script gives him little to work with.
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      • May 6, 2020
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      • Release date
        • February 1957 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • West Germany
      • Language
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Unnatural
      • Production companies
        • Carlton-Film
        • Deutsche Styria Film GmbH
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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