The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (2000)
Der Einstein des Sex
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.
- Date of release
- 2000-03-16
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Rosa von Praunheim
Casting
- 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
- Peter Ehrlich — Richard
- Angelika Mann — Sängerin
- Christa Pasemann — Tante Gesche
- Monika Hansen — Gräfin
- Gerd Lukas Storzer — Hermann von Teschenberg
Interesting facts
The Einstein of Sex is a 1999 German film by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the life of the Jewish doctor, sexologist, and gay socialist Magnus Hirschfeld.
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