Janus Head
1972, German. Directed by Kurt Maetzig.
World-famous geneticist Professor Hülsenbeck is a man of integrity who refuses to mix science and political gain. When his findings are being used to harm humanity, he immigrates to the USA in 1933 in protest against Nazi racial politics.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kurt MaetzigDirector
- Armin Mueller-StahlDr. Brock
- Katja ParylaVera Brock
- Viktor AvdyushkoSlatkow
- Galina PolskikhWalja Slatkowa
- Norbert ChristianProfessor Hülsenbeck
- Mathilde DaneggerClara Hülsenbeck
- Valeria MarianKari
- Fred DelmareProfessor Bergmann
- Daniela GolzBaby
- Werner EhrlicherWerner Bengsdorf
- Ursula Am-EndeGerti Bengsdorf
- Harald HauserRice
Details
- Released
- 1 September 1972
- Original title
- Januskopf
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Hans-Albert Pederzani, Helfried Schreiter
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Janus Head runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Janus Head (1972) was directed by Kurt Maetzig and stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Katja Paryla, Viktor Avdyushko.