''The Curse of Man'' (german: Der Fluch der Menschheit, 1. Teil - Die Tochter der Arbeit) is a 1920 German film directed by
Richard Eichberg
Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germ ...
and featuring
Béla Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...
, Violetta Napierska, and Lee Parry.
Series
''The Curse of Man'' was the first of a series of two films:
*''The Curse of Man'', original title in german: Der Fluch der Menschheit, 1. Teil - Die Tochter der Arbeit (meaning ''The Curse of Man, Part 1 - The Daughter of Labour'')
*''
In the Ecstasy of Billions'', original title in german: Der Fluch der Menschheit, 2. Teil - Im Rausche der Milliarden (meaning ''The Curse of Man, Part 2 - In the Ecstasy of Billions'')
Cast
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Lee Parry
Lee Parry (born Mathilde Charlotte Benz, 14 January 1901 – 24 January 1977) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1919 and 1939.
Biography
Lee Parry was born Mathilde Charlotte Benz on 14 Jan ...
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Violetta Napierska
Violetta Napierska (sometimes ''Violette Napierska'') was a film actress. Most of her acting career she worked in German silent films, often with Béla Lugosi (with whom she had a romantic relationship for a time), Lee Parry and director Richard ...
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Robert Scholz
Robert Scholz (23 April 1886 – 10 October 1927) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1919 and 1928. He was born in Germany and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) ...
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Gustav Birkholz
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Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Willy Kaiser-Heyl (4 August 1876 – 2 December 1953) was a German film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1919 and 1952. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and died in Berlin.
Selected filmography
* ''The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920)
* ...
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Reinhold Pasch
Reinhold is a German male given name. This German name is originally from "Reinold", composed of two elements. The first is from ''ragin'', meaning "the (Germanic) Gods" and ''wald'' meaning "powerful".
This name was popularised by the ancient Ge ...
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Alfred Schmasow
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Marga Köhler
Marga may refer to:
People
*Marga (Batak), a family name in Batak society
* Marga Barbu (1929–2009), Romanian actress
* Marga Boodts (1895–1976), woman claimed to be Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
* Marga Gomez (born 1960), Puerto Ri ...
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Felix Hecht
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Béla Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó (; October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956), known professionally as Bela Lugosi (; ), was a Hungarian and American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 horror classic ''Dracula'', Ygor in ''S ...
– Reckless Saboteur
See also
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Béla Lugosi filmography
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York befor ...
References
External links
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1920 films
German black-and-white films
German silent feature films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Richard Eichberg
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