Humanity Unleashed () is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Joseph Delmont and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Paul Hartmann and Carl de Vogt. The film portrays a violent leftist attempt to seize power. However, its location shooting in the streets of Berlin coincided with the rightist Kapp Putsch.Rogowski p. 48
The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.
Cast Eugen Klöpfer as Karenow, Russian agitator Paul Hartmann as Michael Klarenbach, engineer & director of chemical factory Gertrude (Trude) Hoffman as Rita, Clarenbach’s wife Carl de Vogt as Winterstein, former officer, Karenow’s supporter Emil Lind as Leutenholz, editor of the “Red Torch” Hermann Bachmann as Director Turenius, owner of ammunitions factory Arthur Bergen as Franziskus Turenius, his son Marion Illing as Camilla, Winterstein’s mistress Rosa Valleti as leader of the mob, prostitute Georg John as Fritz Breese, worker Clementine Plessner as hostess at Karenow's residence Wolfgang Heinz as Kulicke, worker Kurt Mikulski as Lehmann, worker Leo Koffler as second-hand dealer Hella Thornegg as 1. prostitute, part of mob Lydia Potokaja as 2. prostitute, part of mob Maria Forescu as 3. prostitute, part of mob Sylvia Torf as 4. prostitute, part of mob Alfred Fisher as foreigner Emil Linzen as Christof Jessen
References
Bibliography Rogowski, Christian. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House, 2010.
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