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6.9/10   269 votes
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Director:
Rosa von Praunheim
Writers:
Chris Kraus (writer)
Valentin Passoni (writer)
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Release Date:
16 March 2000 (Germany) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | History more
Plot:
The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Cast

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Friedel von Wangenheim ... Dr. M. Hirschfeld
Ben Becker ... Adolf Brand
Wolfgang Völz ... Polizeipräsident
Otto Sander ... Professor Steinach
Meret Becker ... Arbeiterin
Monika Hansen ... Gräfin

Gerd Lukas Storzer ... Baron von Teschenberg
Olaf Drauschke ... Karl Giese
Gerry Wolff ... Magnus Hirschfelds Onkel
Christa Pasemann ... Tante Gesche
Peter Ehrlich ... Richard
Andreas Niederau-Kaiser ... Glatzkopf
Angelika Mann ... Sängerin
Sven Gerhard ... Preussischer Offizier
Kai Schumann ... Magnus Hirschfeld (young)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Der Einstein des Sex - Leben und Werk des Dr. Hirschfeld (Germany) (promotional title)
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (International: English title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Germany | Netherlands
Language:
German | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Germany:12 (w)
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany
Company:
Argus Film Produktie more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
wooden, 17 April 2004
3/10
Author: chrisdrew from San Francisco

This film plays like community theatre on over-lit digital video. Don't you hate it when a worthy topic is wasted on a bad film? Overacting, a trite script, distracting voice-over, two dimensional characters and editing out of Film 101. It was a struggle to watch through to the end.

If you still want to rent this you can watch the documentary on the DVD where you will meet the director Rosa van Praunheim who will tell you how famous, wise, and intellectually and sexually experienced he is. And he's serious.

That said it is an important true story of the first sexologist who fought for the rights of what is now called the queer community.

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