
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.
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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...
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (2000) was directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The film is a Drama, History production with a runtime of 1h 40m, rated 5.3/10.
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld runs 1h 40m (100 minutes total). Audience rating: 5.3/10 from 16 votes. Genre: Drama, History.
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld is rated 5.3/10 by 16 viewers — below average. A good pick for Drama and History fans.