The Curse of Man
1920 · Movie · 50 min. · Germany
Rejected by his lover, Bela Lugosi, in the role of Maelzer, commits treason and attempts sabotage. He is electrocuted before the authorities can capture him. The film was released in two parts, Die Tochter der Arbeit (The Daughters of Work) andIm Rausche der Millianden (In the Ectsay of Billions. During the shooting of the film Bela had an affair with co-star Violette Napierska. Bela had previous acted alongside Lee Perry in Hypnose (1919). He would be reunited with Willi Kaiser-Heyl in his next film, Schrecken.
Direction Richard Eichberg
Cast Lee Parry · Violetta Napierska · Robert Scholz · Bela Lugosi · Gustav Birkholz · Felix Hecht · Kurt Fuß · Willy Kaiser-Heyl · Reinhold Pasch · Herr Dörr · Herr Schmasow · Marga Köhler · Frau Funk
Screenplay Arthur Teuber
Cinematography Joe Rive
Original title Der Fluch der Menschheit
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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