Writing

Robert Reinert

Born — Died

1872-04-22 — 1928-08-30

Place of birth

Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Known for

Writing

Credits

34 titles

Robert Reinert was a German film director and screenwriter. Born in Vienna, he moved to Munich around 1900. He wrote several novels, including "Der Weg zur Sonne" and "Krieg". His successful script for the film Homunculus led him to direct several films, most notably Opium and Nerven.

Known for

Behind the camera

Looping the Loop poster
8.5

Botto the Clown is in love with the much younger Blanche but she is in love with the handsome daredevil acrobate Andre.

Looping the Loop

1928

Nerves poster
6.8

The film tries to capture the "nervous epidemic" caused by war and misery which "drives people mad". This unique portrait of the life in 1919 Germany, filmed on location in Munich, describes the cases of different people from all levels of society: Factory owner Roloff, who loses his mind in view of catastrophies and social disturbances; teacher John, who is the hero of the masses; and Marja who turns into a radical revolutionary.

Nerves

1919

Nerves poster
6.8

The film tries to capture the "nervous epidemic" caused by war and misery which "drives people mad". This unique portrait of the life in 1919 Germany, filmed on location in Munich, describes the cases of different people from all levels of society: Factory owner Roloff, who loses his mind in view of catastrophies and social disturbances; teacher John, who is the hero of the masses; and Marja who turns into a radical revolutionary.

Nerves

1919

Nerves poster
6.8

The film tries to capture the "nervous epidemic" caused by war and misery which "drives people mad". This unique portrait of the life in 1919 Germany, filmed on location in Munich, describes the cases of different people from all levels of society: Factory owner Roloff, who loses his mind in view of catastrophies and social disturbances; teacher John, who is the hero of the masses; and Marja who turns into a radical revolutionary.

Nerves

1919

The Bordellos of Algiers poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Bordellos of Algiers

1927

Eva and the Grasshopper poster
9.0

Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, falls in love with the seductive Eva, who is busy becoming a revue star. When Eva fails and loses her money, Armand tries to help her out.

Eva and the Grasshopper

1927

Homunculus poster
5.0

A group of scientists, led by a Professor Ortmann, produce a living human child using scientific processes - a "homunculus." This creature is human in every way, except that he cannot experience love.

Homunculus

1916

Apaches of Paris poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Apaches of Paris

1927

The End of the Homunculus poster
5.4

A group of scientists, led by a Professor Ortmann, produce a living human child using scientific processes - a "homunculus." This creature is human in every way, except that he cannot experience love.

The End of the Homunculus

1918

No artwork available
NR

The young sculptor Cramer is inspired by the idea of ​​modeling a statue of Aphrodite that reflects the beauty and perfection of the female body. He found his ideal model in the happily married Frau von Versen. After initial hesitation, the lady, flattered by the offer, agrees to be a model. But suddenly she is overcome by moral concerns, because as the wife of a respected legation councilor, this could cause social misunderstandings.

Aphrodite

1916

The Artificial Man poster
6.2

Part of the artificial-creature series encompassing Der Golem (1914 and 1920), Alraune (1918, 1928, 1930) and Metropolis (1926), 'Homunculus' was the most popular serial in Germany during World War I even influencing the dress of fashionable Berlin. Foenss, a Danish star, is the perfect creature manufactured in a laboratory by Kuehne. Having discovered his origins, that he has no 'soul' and is incapable of love, he revenges himself on mankind, instigating revolutions and becoming a monstrous but beautiful tyrant, relentlessly pursued by his creator-father who seeks to rectify his mistake.

The Artificial Man

1916

Das Wunder der Madonna poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Wunder der Madonna

1916

Das Wunder der Madonna poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Wunder der Madonna

1916

The Mysterious Book poster
7.7

No synopsis available yet.

The Mysterious Book

1916

Ahasver poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ahasver

1917

Ahasver poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ahasver

1917

Der Weg des Todes poster
NR

A countess decides to get rid of a nosy stranger by luring him into a castle dungeon.

Der Weg des Todes

1917

Der Weg des Todes poster
NR

A countess decides to get rid of a nosy stranger by luring him into a castle dungeon.

Der Weg des Todes

1917

The Destruction of Mankind poster
7.0

For a long time the homunculus had to hide from his pursuers. But now he mingles with humanity again and sows discord, strife and murder. One day, when he meets an orphaned girl, he takes her to the shepherd Rudolf's parents. His goal is to pair the two together in order to breed a new human race from them. To this end, he kidnaps her to a deserted island. But the plan fails because Rudolf tries to kill the homunculus after learning his true identity. In revenge, the homunculus destroys the entire island, including the young couple. His hitherto loyal companion Edgar Rodin is so horrified by this deed that he renounces the homunculus and threatens him with death.

The Destruction of Mankind

1917

The Love Tragedy of the Homunculus poster
7.0

The homunculus and his companion Edgar Rodin make an invention that would allow the hateful homunculus to destroy the world. But first he wants to find out about love. When he observes how young Anna is rejected by her parents, he takes care of her and asks her parents for forgiveness - without success. He brings her to her seducer, who also rejects the girl. The homunculus then takes revenge by ruining the man financially and throwing Anna at his feet. But she still loves the villain and asks Homunculus for mercy. The homunculus cannot understand this feeling of love - he wants to try it out on himself. He puts a young woman who loves him to the hardest test, but she will do anything for him, sacrificing her fiancé and her parents. Only when he reveals his artificial nature to her, she leaves him. This experience confirms the homunculus in his intention to destroy mankind.

The Love Tragedy of the Homunculus

1916

Opium poster
7.1

In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the way it is made, but can also cause the total destruction of the mind and body of the person who consumes it.

Opium

1919

Opium poster
7.1

In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the way it is made, but can also cause the total destruction of the mind and body of the person who consumes it.

Opium

1919

Opium poster
7.1

In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the way it is made, but can also cause the total destruction of the mind and body of the person who consumes it.

Opium

1919

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ahasver - Das Gespenst der Vergangenheit

1917

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ahasver - Das Gespenst der Vergangenheit

1917

No artwork available
8.0

Only a fragmented 52 minutes from the film survive.

Die vier letzten Sekunden des Quidam

1924

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ahasver - Die Tragödie der Eifersucht

1917

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ahasver - Die Tragödie der Eifersucht

1917

Der geheimnisvolle Wanderer poster
10.0

A mysterious man saves the son of a wealthy couple so they allow him to stay at their place for one night but soon a murder happens.

Der geheimnisvolle Wanderer

1915

Gräfin Plättmamsell poster
8.0

The fun-loving laundress Mieze spends a romantic evening with the womanizer and fashion designer Max, who, however, wants nothing to do with her the next day. This only changes when Mieze appears to be the daughter of a count and "Countess Radebeul" moves into the elegant Hotel Bristol. After all sorts of complications and embarrassments, the countess turns out to be a misunderstanding, and Mieze and Max find each other after all.

Gräfin Plättmamsell

1926

Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel poster
9.0

A mirror in a creepy old Bavarian castle has the magical ability to reveal the future of whoever looks into it while the full moon shines brightly. A series of characters looks into the glass to learn their fate, and most are unhappy with what they learn. In the end, the hero smashes the glass and then commits suicide. After he is dead, the mirror magically reassembles itself into a whole as before.

Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel

1928

Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel poster
9.0

A mirror in a creepy old Bavarian castle has the magical ability to reveal the future of whoever looks into it while the full moon shines brightly. A series of characters looks into the glass to learn their fate, and most are unhappy with what they learn. In the end, the hero smashes the glass and then commits suicide. After he is dead, the mirror magically reassembles itself into a whole as before.

Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel

1928

Wenn Tote sprechen poster
NR

After finding her sister dead, Maria tries to find out who or what is to blame.

Wenn Tote sprechen

1917

Wenn Tote sprechen poster
NR

After finding her sister dead, Maria tries to find out who or what is to blame.

Wenn Tote sprechen

1917