The film is based on real events and reveals the tragic episodes from the life of the Austrian biologist scientist-materialist Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), hunted by regressive scientists and Catholic reactionaries who committed suicide.
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Cast
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Bernhard Goetzke
Professor Zange
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Natalya Rozenel
Felitsia, professor's wife
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Elza Temary
Berta, professor's assistant
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Nikolai Khmelyov
Prince Karlstein
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Sergei Komarov
Bsheshinski, Jesuit
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Vladimir Fogel
Baron, reactionary
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Mikhail Doller
Russian student Filonov, professor's assistant
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Aleksandr Chistyakov
Pryer, typographer
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Alexandr Gromov
Shtrombakh
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Anatoli Lunacharsky
Anna Zemtsova
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Gyulbike Shcherbatova
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Grigoriy Roshal Director · Mikhail Doller Director Georgiy Grebner Writer
First release April 11, 1928 · Produced in Germany, Russia · Languages No dialogue, Russian
Production
Mezhrabpomfilm
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Prometheus-Film-Verleih
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Germany · Russia
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Original title
Саламандра
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
No dialogue · Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 11, 1928
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No release date listed for United States.
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