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Janus Head

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.

1h 35m1972TMDb 9.0

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

Kurt MaetzigKurt MaetzigDirectorArmin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlDr. BrockKatja ParylaKatja ParylaVera BrockViktor AvdyushkoViktor AvdyushkoSlatkowGalina PolskikhGalina PolskikhWalja SlatkowaNorbert ChristianNorbert ChristianProfessor HülsenbeckMathilde DaneggerMathilde DaneggerClara Hülsenbeck
Valeria MarianKariFred DelmareFred DelmareProfessor Bergmann
Daniela GolzBaby
Werner EhrlicherWerner BengsdorfUrsula Am-EndeUrsula Am-EndeGerti Bengsdorf
Harald HauserRiceFrank BeyerFrank BeyerParker
Günter DrescherTaxichaffeurTamara SovchiTamara SovchiBraut

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
Januskopf
Status
Released
Released
1 September 1972
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Kurt Maetzig
Writers
Hans-Albert Pederzani, Helfried Schreiter
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
Countries
East Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German