User:Glammazon/Homunculus (serial)

Homunculus is a 1916 German directed by Otto Rippert, about an artificial man who rises to become an evil dictator. At least one episode exists, because I have seen footage from it on a documentary, but as far as I know, most of the serial is still lost. One of the most familiar statements from the film is the one uttered by the female lead - "Your Leader is Homunculus!"

Story
Homunculus, as his name suggests, is an artificial being created by a scientist for the purpose of scientific advancement. He leaves the scientist's home and eventually becomes the ruler of his home country. The heroes must expose and unseat him to prevent him from carrying out his evil schenes against other countries or people. In the end, Homunculus is destroyed by a lightning bolt, during a confrontation with a duplicate of himself that has been sent to destroy him. The title role was played by an actor named Olaf Fonss.