The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (2000)

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (2000)

2000-03-16 Germany, Netherlands 100 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Friedel von Wangenheim is Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)
Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)
Kai Schumann is Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)
Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)
Ben Becker is Adolf Brand
Adolf Brand
Wolfgang Völz is Polizeipräsident
Polizeipräsident
Otto Sander is Professor Steinach
Professor Steinach
Meret Becker is Arbeiterin
Arbeiterin
Olaf Drauschke is Karl Giese
Karl Giese
Peter Ehrlich is Richard
Angelika Mann is Sängerin
Sängerin
Christa Pasemann is Tante Gesche
Tante Gesche
Monika Hansen is Gräfin
Gerd Lukas Storzer is Hermann von Teschenberg
Hermann von Teschenberg