What is the duration of The Head?

The duration of The Head is 91 mins.

What is the original language of The Head?

The original language of The Head is German.

Who directed The Head?

The Head was directed by Victor Trivas.

Which studio made The Head?

The Head was produced by Rapid Film.

The Head 1959

Q: Does The Head have end credit scenes?

The Head does not have end credit scenes.

Horror

Runtime

91 mins

Language

German

A brilliant scientist creates a serum that can keep a severed head alive, first demonstrated on a dog’s head. When the scientist later suffers a fatal heart attack, his unhinged assistant decapitates him, uses the serum to sustain the doctor’s head, and forces it to assist in a grotesque experiment to graft a new body onto his hunchbacked nurse assistant.

Rapid Film

Studio

Victor Trivas

Director

Does The Head have end credit scenes?

No!

The Head does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Michel Simon

Prof. Dr. Abel

Horst Frank

Dr. Brandt

Barbara Valentin

Dancer

Osman Ragheb

Franz

Christiane Maybach

Stella

Dieter Eppler

Paul Lerner

Helmut Schmid

Bert Jaeger

Johannes Buzalski

Beggar

Paul Dahlke

Inspector Sturm

Karin Kernke

Irene Sander

Maria Stadler

Ms. Schneider

Kurt Müller-Graf

Walter Burke

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