The Curse of Man (German: Der Fluch der Menschheit, 1. Teil - Die Tochter der Arbeit) is a 1920 German film directed by Richard Eichberg and featuring Béla Lugosi, Violetta Napierska, and Lee Parry.

Series

The Curse of Man was the first of a series of two films:

• The Curse of Man, original title in German: Der Fluch der Menschheit, 1. Teil - Die Tochter der Arbeit (meaning The Curse of Man, Part 1 - The Daughter of Labour)^[1][2]
• In the Ecstasy of Billions, original title in German: Der Fluch der Menschheit, 2. Teil - Im Rausche der Milliarden (meaning The Curse of Man, Part 2 - In the Ecstasy of Billions)^[3][4]

Cast

• Lee Parry
• Violetta Napierska
• Robert Scholz
• Gustav Birkholz
• Willy Kaiser-Heyl
• Reinhold Pasch
• Alfred Schmasow
• Marga Köhler
• Felix Hecht
• Béla Lugosi – Reckless Saboteur