| Der Einstein des Sex | |
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| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
| Written by | Chris Kraus Valentin Passoni |
| Starring | Friedel von Wangenheim Ben Becker Wolfgang Völz |
| Music by | Karl-Ernst Sasse |
| Cinematography | Elfi Mikesch |
| Editing by | Mike Shephard |
| Release date(s) | March 16, 2000 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (German: Der Einstein des Sex) is a 1999 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the life of the Jewish doctor Magnus Hirschfeld who was a sexologist and gay socialist. In 1897, Hirschfeld founded the first political gay group in history. In the film three of Hirschfeld's closest friends are portrayed: Baron Hermann von Teschenberg, Karl Giese and Dorchen (a transsexual). They establish the first Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin in 1919. They try to keep the institute open during the rise of the Third Reich in the 1930s.