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The Destruction of Mankind (1917) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1917 · 52 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Otto Rippert
- Starring
- Theodor Loos, Aud Egede-Nissen, Friedrich Kühne, Olaf Fønss, Adolf Paul, Mechthildis Thein
After years in hiding, the homunculus returns, spreading discord. He befriends an orphan girl, brings her to Rudolf’s home, and plans to pair them to breed a race. He kidnaps her to an isle, but Rudolf discovers identity and attacks. In retaliation, he destroys the island, killing the couple, horrifying Edgar Rodin, who renounces him, threatening death.
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