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Sacrifice

Sacrifice

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Sacrifice

1918

1h 28m

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Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

Mad scientist, doctor Ten Brinken artificially inseminates a prostitute with a dead man's semen. The resulting child grows up to be a beautiful, evil woman who turns against her creator.

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7 featured cast members

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Max Auzinger

Friedrich Kühne

Friedrich Kühne

Ernst Rennspies

Tatjana Sand

Gustav Adolf Semler

Hilde Wolter

Hilde Wolter

Alraune

Joseph Klein

Joseph Klein

Creative team

Directed by: Joseph Klein
Eugen Illés
Written by: Georg Tatzelt
Carl Froelich

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