Opium (1919) DVD-R
Starring Eduard von Winterstein, Sybill Morel, Werner Krauss,
Friedrich Kühne and Hanna Ralph
Directed by Robert Reinert
Print: black/white
Runtime: 112 min.
Genre: drama
Our story begins in China where Professor Gesellius has finished his research on the uses of opium. On the day before his departure for home, he is told of an opium produced by Nung Chiang which, if treated in a special manner, produces terrific sensations. It also can destroy both mind and body. While visiting Nung Chiang's opium den, he is approached by a young lady in a rickshaw who pleads with him to rescue her from a horrible fate.
The professor had been observed talking to the young lady, and, as the professor follows the rickshaw, he, in turn, is being followed by Nung Chiang. The rickshaw takes the young lady to another opium den where the professor agrees to help her escape. The professor is held hostage in the opium den by Nung Chiang who tells him that he had been happily married until seventeen years ago when another European had an affair and impregnated Nung Chiang's wife. Nung Chiang kept the child, killed his wife and made the European a prisoner. He kept the European in a locked room and supplied him with opium until he was physically and mentally destroyed....
Starring Eduard von Winterstein, Sybill Morel, Werner Krauss,
Friedrich Kühne and Hanna Ralph
Directed by Robert Reinert
Print: black/white
Runtime: 112 min.
Genre: drama
Our story begins in China where Professor Gesellius has finished his research on the uses of opium. On the day before his departure for home, he is told of an opium produced by Nung Chiang which, if treated in a special manner, produces terrific sensations. It also can destroy both mind and body. While visiting Nung Chiang's opium den, he is approached by a young lady in a rickshaw who pleads with him to rescue her from a horrible fate.
The professor had been observed talking to the young lady, and, as the professor follows the rickshaw, he, in turn, is being followed by Nung Chiang. The rickshaw takes the young lady to another opium den where the professor agrees to help her escape. The professor is held hostage in the opium den by Nung Chiang who tells him that he had been happily married until seventeen years ago when another European had an affair and impregnated Nung Chiang's wife. Nung Chiang kept the child, killed his wife and made the European a prisoner. He kept the European in a locked room and supplied him with opium until he was physically and mentally destroyed....
| Product Name | Opium (1919) DVD-R |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | No |
