Germany, 1916
69m
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A German fantasy film directed by Otto Rippert.
Credits
Crew
Director: Otto Rippert
Deutsche Bioscop GmbH
Producer: Hanns Lippmann
Script: Robert Reinert
Director of Photography: Carl Hoffmann
Art Director: Robert A. Dietrich
Cast
Olaf Fønss (Homunculus)
Ernst Ludwig (Professor Ortmann)
Fern Andra
Lia Borré (Generalprokurator Steffens’ daughter)
Josef Bunzl
Maria Carmi
Aud Egede Nissen
Friedrich Kühne (Edgar Rodin)
Theodor Loos (Sven Friedland)
Adolf Paul
Albert Paul (Dr Hansen)
Lupu Pick
Lore Rückert (Margarete Hansen’s daughter)
Max Ruhbeck (Generalprokurator Steffens)
Mechthildis Thein (Margot)
Gustav von Wangenheim
Links
Sequel to
Homunculus, 1. Teil (1916)
Homunculus, 2. Teil – Das geheimnisvolle Buch (1916)
Homunculus, 3. Teil – Die Liebestragödie des Homunculus (1916)
Homunculus, 4. Teil – Die Rache des Homunculus (1916)
Sequel
Homunculus, 6. Teil – Das Ende des Homunculus (1916)
References
Periodicals
- Alien Worlds no.14 (March 1965) pp.10-16 – illustrated article (Caligari and others by R.J. Keightley)
- Castle of Frankenstein no.14 p.30
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.54
- Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror by Siegbert Solomon Prawer p.110
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.15-16, 18
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.89 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee pp.198; 199 – credits; still
- Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.152
