THE EINSTEIN OF SEX: LIFE AND WORK OF DR. M. HIRSCHFELD (2000)

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
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The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
Drama, History
March 16, 2000
German
1h 40m
Germany
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion

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 & Characters

Friedel von Wangenheim

Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)

Kai Schumann

Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)

Ben Becker

Adolf Brand

Wolfgang Völz

Polizeipräsident

Otto Sander

Professor Steinach

Meret Becker

Arbeiterin

Olaf Drauschke

Karl Giese

Angelika Mann

Sängerin

Christa Pasemann

Tante Gesche

Gerd Lukas Storzer

Hermann von Teschenberg

Gerry Wolff

Onkel von Hirschfeld

Crew

Karl-Ernst Sasse

Original Music Composer

Elfi Mikesch

Director of Photography

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