The Head (1959)

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The Head on IMDb 5.3/10 472 votes

Released:
1959-07-24

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.

Director:
Victor Trivas

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Horror

  • Cast:
  • Horst Frank
    as
    Dr. Brandt
  • Karin Kernke
    as
    Irene Sander
  • Michel Simon
    as
    Prof. Dr. Abel
  • Helmut Schmid
    as
    Bert Jaeger
  • Paul Dahlke
    as
    Inspector Sturm