The Head (1959 film)
| The Head | |
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| Directed by | Victor Trivas |
| Screenplay by | Victor Trivas[1] |
| Produced by | Wolf C. Hartwig[1] |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Georg Krause[1] |
| Edited by | Friedel Buckow[1] |
| Music by | Willi Mattes[1] |
Production company | Rapid-Film GmbH[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany[1] |
| Language | German |
The Head (German: Die Nackte und der Satan, lit. 'The Naked and Satan') is a 1959 West German horror film directed by Victor Trivas.[2][3]
Plot
A scientist is successful in creating a serum capable of keeping a dog's head alive after the body dies. Before the scientist can take advantage of his new discovery, he suffers a fatal heart attack. His assistant uses the formula to keep the scientist's severed head alive long enough to assist him in an attempt to transplant the head of the beautiful, but hunchbacked, nurse onto the body of an exotic dancer.
Cast
- Horst Frank - Dr. Brandt - alias Dr. Ood
- Michel Simon - Prof. Dr. Abel
- Karin Kernke - Schwester Irene Sander
- Helmut Schmid - Bert Jaeger
- Paul Dahlke - Police Commissioner Sturm
- Dieter Eppler - Paul Lerner
- Kurt Müller-Graf - Dr. Walter Burke
- Christiane Maybach - Lilly
Release
The Head was distributed theatrically in Europe on July 24, 1959.[1] It was released in the United States in 1961.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Die Nackte und der Satan". Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Gary D. Rhodes (27 February 2008). Horror at the Drive-In: Essays in Popular Americana. McFarland. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-1-4766-1051-1.
- ^ "Die Nackte und der Satan". BFI. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
- ^ "The Head".
External links
- The Head at IMDb
- The Head at the TCM Movie Database