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The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
5.5 / 10• 2000• 1h 40m•NR• German
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Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fv
Friedel von Wangenheim
Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)
Lead
Kai Schumann
Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)
Ben Becker
Adolf Brand
Wolfgang Völz
Polizeipräsident
Otto Sander
Professor Steinach
Meret Becker
Arbeiterin
OD
Olaf Drauschke
Karl Giese
Peter Ehrlich
Richard
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rosa von Praunheim's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
