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.
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
Stars: Fern Andra, Josef Bunzl, Maria Carmi, Aud Egede-Nissen, Lia Borré, Olaf Fønss
Crew: Otto Rippert (Screenplay), Robert A. Dietrich (Set Designer), Robert Neuss (Screenplay), Carl Hoffmann (Director of Photography), Otto Rippert (Director), Hanns Lippmann (Producer)
Country: Germany
Language: No Language
Studio: Deutsche Bioscope
Runtime: 69 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 18, 1916
IMDb: 4.8
Keywords:movie serial
