Jacques Lantier, the "human beast" of the title, has a hereditary madness and has several times in his life wanted to murder women. At the beginning of the story he is an engine driver, in control of his engine "La Lison". His relationship with "La Lison" is almost sexual and provides some degree of control over his mania.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ossip Runitsch, Maria Orska, Ilka Grüning, Lucie Höflich, Eduard von Winterstein, Hugo Döblin
Crew: Hans Strohbach (Production Design), Émile Zola (Novel), Ludwig Wolff (Director), Ludwig Boris (Production Design), Ludwig Wolff (Screenplay), Jules Greenbaum (Producer)
Country: Germany
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Studio: Greenbaum-Film
Runtime: 45 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 14, 1921
IMDb: 10
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