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  • The Einstein of Sex (1999)
  • Unrated
    100 min | Biography, Drama, History
The Einstein of Sex (1999)
Unrated
100 min | Biography, Drama, History

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...See moreThe 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. Written by Gonz30 See less
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Mike Shephard (as Michael E. Shephard)
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Updated Oct 27, 1999

Release date
Apr 14, 2000 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Kai Schumann
Magnus Hirschfeld Magnus Hirschfeld   See fewer
Friedel von Wangenheim
Magnus Hirschfeld Magnus Hirschfeld   See fewer
Ben Becker
Adolf Brand Adolf Brand   See fewer
Wolfgang Völz
Polizeipräsident Polizeipräsident   See fewer
Otto Sander
Prof. Steinach Prof. Steinach   See fewer
Meret Becker
Arbeiterin Arbeiterin   See fewer
Monika Hansen
Gräfin Gräfin   See fewer
Gerd Lukas Storzer
Baron von Teschenberg Baron von Teschenberg   See fewer
Olaf Drauschke
Karl Giese Karl Giese   See fewer
Gerry Wolff
Onkel von Hirschfeld Onkel von Hirschfeld   See fewer
Christa Pasemann
Tante Gesche Tante Gesche   See fewer
Kai Fischer
Actress Actress   See fewer
Thomas Bartholomäus
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Ehrlich
Richard (uncredited) Richard (uncredited)   See fewer
Sven Gerhardt
Preussischer Offizier (uncredited) Preussischer Offizier (uncredited)   See fewer
Harald Glitz
Hochzeitsgast (uncredited) Hochzeitsgast (uncredited)   See fewer
Kay Hunsicker
Dandy (uncredited) Dandy (uncredited)   See fewer
Ulrich Jackwitz
Geheimrat (uncredited) Geheimrat (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernd Lambrecht
Schneider (uncredited) Schneider (uncredited)   See fewer
Angelika Mann
Sängerin (uncredited) Sängerin (uncredited)   See fewer
Andreas Niederau-Kaiser
Glatzkopf (uncredited) Glatzkopf (uncredited)   See fewer
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