Movie · Homunculus

The Artificial Man (1916)

• August 18, 1916
• 1h 9m

• Horror
• Science Fiction
• Drama

“The Perfect Man… Without Soul!”

Overview

Part of the artificial-creature series encompassing Der Golem (1914 and 1920), Alraune (1918, 1928, 1930) and Metropolis (1926), 'Homunculus' was the most popular serial in Germany during World War I even influencing the dress of fashionable Berlin. Foenss, a Danish star, is the perfect creature manufactured in a laboratory by Kuehne. Having discovered his origins, that he has no 'soul' and is incapable of love, he revenges himself on mankind, instigating revolutions and becoming a monstrous but beautiful tyrant, relentlessly pursued by his creator-father who seeks to rectify his mistake.

Director

Otto Rippert

Writers

Robert Reinert

Starring

Fern Andra, Josef Bunzl, Maria Carmi