lgbt,sexual dysfunction

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

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

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 & Crew

Director
Rosa von Praunheim
  • Profile picture of Kai Schumann
    Magnus Hirschfeld (jung) Kai Schumann
  • Profile picture of Ben Becker
    Adolf Brand Ben Becker
  • Profile picture of Wolfgang Völz
    Polizeipräsident Wolfgang Völz
  • Profile picture of Otto Sander
    Professor Steinach Otto Sander
  • Profile picture of Meret Becker
    Arbeiterin Meret Becker
  • Profile picture of Peter Ehrlich
    Richard Peter Ehrlich
  • Profile picture of Monika Hansen
    Gräfin Monika Hansen
  • Profile picture of Gerry Wolff
    Onkel von Hirschfeld Gerry Wolff

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Keywords

  • lgbt
  • sexual dysfunction