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The Head (1959)
Die Nackte und der Satan (original title)

97 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   24 July 1959 (West Germany)
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A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack... See full summary »

Director:

Victor Trivas

Writer:

Victor Trivas

Stars:

Horst Frank, Karin Kernke and Helmut Schmid
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Horst Frank Horst Frank ...
Dr. Brandt, alias Dr. Ood
Karin Kernke Karin Kernke ...
Schwester Irene Sander
Helmut Schmid Helmut Schmid ...
Bert Jaeger
Paul Dahlke Paul Dahlke ...
Police Commissioner Sturm
Dieter Eppler Dieter Eppler ...
Paul Lerner
Kurt Müller-Graf Kurt Müller-Graf ...
Dr. Walter Burke
Christiane Maybach Christiane Maybach ...
Stella, alias Lilly
Michel Simon ...
Professor Dr. Abel
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Storyline

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog's head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed assistant cuts off his head and, using the serum, keeps the doctor's head alive and forces it to help him on an experiment to give his hunchbacked nurse assistant a new body. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Dog | Hunchback | Sculptor | Heart Attack  | See more »

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It Just Won't Lay Down And Stay Dead! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

A Head for the Devil See more »

Filming Locations:

ARRI-Atelier, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 9,507,000 (Italy)
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Rapid Film See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Michel Simon, a major star in France at the time, had used some tainted makeup on a previous film that had resulted in his body and face becoming temporarily partially paralyzed. Since that time he had been unable to find work and took a role in this low-budget German horror film because he needed the money and only his head would be shown, and he didn't think a film of this caliber, which could adversely affect his career, would be seen on the rest of the continent. Unfortunately he was wrong, and the film was in fact a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Brandt, alias Dr. Ood: Yes, I'm sick. Yes, I'm sick, and you're the only one who knows it, but I don't care. You belong to me and me alone. Professor Hartmann experimented on my brain. The results were fantastic. It made a genius of me. Hear me, a genius!
[He clutches the window in a parody of the crucifixion.]
Dr. Brandt, alias Dr. Ood: But these spells are the debt I paid. The price of my genius was madness. My whole being became sick. The moon, and the wind, and that confounded dog!
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Connections

Referenced in Horst Frank - Der Flußpirat vom Mississippi (2010) See more »