03 September 1920 Drama, Sci-Fi 99 mins
An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that creates enough energy to power the entire world.
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Emil Jannings as Robert Herne
Hanna Ralph as Maria Obal
Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Peter Hell
John Gottowt as Algol
Erna Morena as Yella Ward
Ernst Hofmann as Reginald Herne
Gertrude Welcker as Leonore Nissen
Käthe Haack as Magda Herne
Sebastian Droste as Ein Tänzer
Hans Werckmeister Director
Hermann Kircheldorff Director of Photography
Friedel Köhne Writer
Walter Reimann Art Direction
Hans Brennert Writer
Axel Graatkjær Director of Photography
Paul Scheerbart Art Direction
Power Trailer
Germany 03 September 1920
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