Janus Head (1972)
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.
Director: Kurt Maetzig
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Armin Mueller-Stahl as Dr. Brock |
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Katja Paryla as Vera Brock |
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Viktor Avdyushko as Slatkow |
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Galina Polskikh as Walja Slatkowa |
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Norbert Christian as Professor Hülsenbeck |
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Mathilde Danegger as Clara Hülsenbeck |
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Valeria Marian as Kari |
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Fred Delmare as Professor Bergmann |
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Daniela Golz as Baby |
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Werner Ehrlicher as Werner Bengsdorf |
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Ursula Am-Ende as Gerti Bengsdorf |
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Harald Hauser as Rice |
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Frank Beyer as Parker |
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Günter Drescher as Taxichaffeur |
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Tamara Sovchi as Braut |
| Editing | Brigitte Krex | Editor |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christiane Dorst | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jürgen Brauer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kurt Maetzig | Director |
| Camera | Werner Bergmann | Director of Photography |
| Art | Heike Bauersfeld | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Pfenniger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hans-Günter Schulz | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Hans-Albert Pederzani | Writer |
| Writing | Helfried Schreiter | Writer |