The Curse of Man
1920·Germany·50 min.
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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.
DirectorRichard Eichberg
ScreenwriterArthur Teuber
CinematographyJoe Rive
CastLee 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 FunkShow all
Original titleDer Fluch der Menschheit