''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (''Alraune, the Hangman's Daughter, Named Red Hanna'') is a 1918 silent

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directed by

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and Joseph Klein and starring

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. The film was produced by Luna-Film and distributed by Natural Film GmbH. The art direction was by

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. ''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' was released in the US under the title ''Sacrifice''.

Inspiration

Despite the title, this film has very little connection to the 1911 novel by

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, with the only reference being to the

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which plays a role in saving the dying child. In contrast to the Hungarian film by the same name, and released the same year, an intact version can still be found at George Eastman International Museum of Photography and Film.

Plot

A doctor uses the

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of a dead man to impregnate a

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. The resultant child then grows up only to turn against the man who created her.

Cast

In alphabetical order

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1918 horror films 1910s science fiction horror films Films of the German Empire German black-and-white films German silent feature films German science fiction horror films Films based on Alraune 1910s German films 1910s German-language films Silent science fiction horror films German-language science fiction horror films