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

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Friedel von Wangenheim

Magnus Hirschfeld (alt)

Age : 61 | Popularity : 5%

Kai Schumann

Magnus Hirschfeld (jung)

Age : 47 | Popularity : 11%

Ben Becker

Adolf Brand

Age : 59 | Popularity : 4%

Wolfgang Völz

Polizeipräsident

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Otto Sander

Professor Steinach

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Meret Becker

Arbeiterin

Age : 55 | Popularity : 4%

Olaf Drauschke

Karl Giese

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Peter Ehrlich

Richard

Age : 49 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Chris Kraus Valentin Passoni
Directing	Director	Rosa von Praunheim
Production	Producer	Rosa von Praunheim
Sound	Music	Karl-Ernst Sasse
Editing	Editor	Mike Shephard
Camera	Director of Photography	Elfi Mikesch
Department	Role	Name

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