Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Rosa von Praunheim
Written : Chris Kraus Rosa von Praunheim Valentin Passoni
Stars : Wolfgang Völz Ben Becker Kai Schumann Friedel von Wangenheim
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Mar 15, 2000
Countries of origin : Germany Netherlands
Language : English German Turkish
Filming locations : Germany
Production companies : Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) ARTE Argus Film Produktie
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Mar 15, 2000
Countries of origin : Germany Netherlands
Language : English German Turkish
Filming locations : Germany
Production companies : Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) ARTE Argus Film Produktie
