The Head (1959): Cast
The Head is a 1959 sci-fi horror film directed by Victor Trivas, starring Michel Simon as Prof. Dr. Abel, Horst Frank and Barbara Valentin. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 31m (91 min)
- Director
- Victor Trivas
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Rapid Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Head About?
The premise of The Head without spoilers.
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.
The Head Themes & Keywords
· 31 tags- scientist
- hunchback
- mad doctor
- head transplant
- decapitation
- experiment gone wrong
- disembodied head
- psychotronic film
- tiki bar
- martini
- whiskey
- living severed head
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- cigarette smoking
- grindhouse film
- munich germany
- germany
- bavaria germany
- sculptor
- heart attack
- lust
- severed head
- disfigurement
- mad scientist
- nunsploitation
- nun
- female nudity
- suicide
- stripper
- obsession
- multiple murders
- false identity
The Head Cast & Characters
Michel Simon leads the cast as Prof. Dr. Abel, with Horst Frank as Dr. Brandt and Barbara Valentin as Dancer. Directed by Victor Trivas; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Victor Trivas
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Michel Simon as Prof. Dr. Abel -
Horst Frank as Dr. Brandt - Barbara Valentin as Dancer
- Dieter Eppler as Paul Lerner
Also Starring in The Head
· 8 more- Johannes Buzalski Beggar
- Paul Dahlke Inspector Sturm
- Christiane Maybach Stella
- Osman Ragheb Franz
- Helmut Schmid Bert Jaeger
- Karin Kernke Irene Sander
- Maria Stadler Ms. Schneider
- Kurt Müller-Graf Walter Burke
More from Victor Trivas
One more film directed by Victor Trivas: Hell on Earth.
The Head Videos
The clip of The Head.
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Movies Like The Head
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant, The Man with Two Heads and The Brain That Wouldn’t Die.
The Head FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Head, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Head?
The Head runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was The Head released?
The Head was released on July 24, 1959.
Who directed The Head?
The Head was directed by Victor Trivas.
More films by Victor Trivas Who is in the cast of The Head?
The Head stars Michel Simon as Prof. Dr. Abel, Horst Frank as Dr. Brandt and Barbara Valentin as Dancer, among 12 credited actors.
Does The Head have a post-credit scene?
No. The Head has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Head in?
The original language of The Head is German.
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