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The Head
The Body is Gone... But The Head Lives On!
Genres
Science FictionHorror
Overview
A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed assistant cuts off his head and, using the serum, keeps the doctor's head alive and forces it to help him on an experiment to give his hunchbacked nurse assistant a new body.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1959-07-24
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
27
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Horst Frank
Dr. Brandt
Karin Kernke
Irene Sander
Michel Simon
Prof. Dr. Abel
Helmut Schmid
Bert Jaeger
Paul Dahlke
Inspector Sturm
Dieter Eppler
Paul Lerner
Kurt Müller-Graf
Walter Burke
Christiane Maybach
Stella
Osman Ragheb
Franz
Maria Stadler
Ms. Schneider
Barbara Valentin
Dancer
Johannes Buzalski
Beggar
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