Janus Head
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Janus Head 1972 Directed by Kurt Maetzig Januskopf

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.

Country Germany
Production Country East Germany
Language German
Spoken Language German
Gnere Drama
Production Companies DEFA , Gruppe "Johannisthal"
Release Date 1 September 1972
95 mins
Cast
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl Dr. Brock
Katja Paryla
Katja Paryla Vera Brock
Viktor Avdyushko
Viktor Avdyushko Slatkow
Galina Polskikh
Galina Polskikh Walja Slatkowa
Norbert Christian
Norbert Christian Professor Hülsenbeck
Mathilde Danegger
Mathilde Danegger Clara Hülsenbeck
Valeria Marian
Valeria Marian Kari
Fred Delmare
Fred Delmare Professor Bergmann
Daniela Golz
Daniela Golz Baby
Werner Ehrlicher
Werner Ehrlicher Werner Bengsdorf
Ursula Am-Ende
Ursula Am-Ende Gerti Bengsdorf
Harald Hauser
Harald Hauser Rice
Frank Beyer
Frank Beyer Parker
Günter Drescher
Günter Drescher Taxichaffeur
Tamara Sovchi
Tamara Sovchi Braut
Crew
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Writers
Hans-Albert Pederzani
Hans-Albert Pederzani
Helfried Schreiter
Helfried Schreiter
Cinematography
Jürgen Brauer
Jürgen Brauer
Werner Bergmann
Werner Bergmann
Composer
Karl-Ernst Sasse
Karl-Ernst Sasse
Editor
Brigitte Krex
Brigitte Krex
Production Design
Heike Bauersfeld
Heike Bauersfeld
Costume Design
Christiane Dorst
Christiane Dorst
Makeup Artists
Ingeborg Pfenniger
Ingeborg Pfenniger
Hans-Günter Schulz
Hans-Günter Schulz