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Janus Head

Sep 1, 1972 · 1h 35m
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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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CAST

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dr. Brock
Katja Paryla
Vera Brock
Viktor Avdyushko
Slatkow
Galina Polskikh
Walja Slatkowa
Norbert Christian
Professor Hülsenbeck
Mathilde Danegger
Clara Hülsenbeck
Valeria Marian
Kari
Fred Delmare
Professor Bergmann
Directed by Kurt Maetzig

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
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