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The Curse of Man

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Original title

Der Fluch der Menschheit

Year

1920

Running time

50 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Richard Eichberg

Screenwriter

Arthur Teuber

Cast

Cinematography

Joe Rive (B&W)

Producer

Richard Eichberg-Film GmbH, Central-Film-Vertriebs GmbH

Genre

Drama | Half-length Film. Silent Film

Synopsis

Rejected by his lover, Bela Lugosi, in the role of Maelzer, commits treason and attempts sabotage. He is electrocuted before the authorities can capture him.
The film was released in two parts, Die Tochter der Arbeit (The Daughters of Work) andIm Rausche der Millianden (In the Ectsay of Billions. During the shooting of the film Bela had an affair with co-star Violette Napierska. Bela had previous acted alongside Lee Perry in Hypnose (1919). He would be reunited with Willi Kaiser-Heyl in his next film, Schrecken.

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The Curse of Man

1920

Richard Eichberg