The Head

The Head

★ 5.1IMDb Score
Released:1959-07-24
Duration:91 min
Country:Germany
Director:Victor Trivas
Actors:Horst Frank, Karin Kernke, Michel Simon, Helmut Schmid, Paul Dahlke
Production:Rapid Film

Overview:

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.

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