The Testament of Professor Dowell (1984)
The film is based on the popular science-fiction novel “Professor Dowell’s Head” by Russian writer Alexander Belyaev. For many years, a prominent scientist had been striving to solve the problem of immortality. He shared the results of his daring and risky experiments with his colleagues. But one day something happened that no one could have foreseen: the professor had disappeared. The best student and follower of Professor Dowell tries to use the results of his scientific research for criminal purposes. It looks like he is going to succeed…
Director: Leonid Menaker
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Oļgerts Kroders as Professor Dowell |
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Igor Vasilev as Doctor Kern |
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Natalya Sayko as Angelika / Eve |
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Valentina Titova as Mari Loran |
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Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov as Gould |
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Ernst Romanov as Richardson |
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Bob Chuprov-Tsymba as Willie |
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Alexey Bobrov as Artur Douel' |
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Nikolay Lavrov as precinct Baxter |
| Directing | Leonid Menaker | Director |
| Writing | Aleksandr Belyaev | Novel |
| Writing | Leonid Menaker | Writer |
| Writing | Igor Vinogradskiy | Writer |
| Camera | Vladimir Kovzel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yuri Pugach | Production Design |
| Sound | Sergei Banevich | Music |
| Sound | Oksana Strugina | Sound Director |
| Camera | A. Gorkov | Additional Director of Photography |
| Editing | Irina Rudenko | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vadim Khalaimov | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Mane | Costume Design |
| Production | Vladimir Belenkiy | Producer |
| Directing | Anna Tubenshlyak | Assistant Director |