Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Reinert Director
- Eduard von Winterstein as Professor Gesellius
- Hanna Ralph as Maria - Gesellius' Wife
- Werner Krauss as Nung-Tschang
- Sybill Morel as Sin / Magdalena
- Friedrich Kühne as Dr. Armstrong
- Conrad Veidt as Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.
- Alexander Delbosq as Alí
- Sigrid Hohenfels as The Opium Girl
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