The Head (1959 film)

The Head (German: Die Nackte und der Satan, lit. 'The Naked and Satan') is a 1959 West German horror film directed by Victor Trivas.^[2][3]

The Head
Directed by	Victor Trivas
Screenplay by	Victor Trivas[1]
Produced by	Wolf C. Hartwig[1]
Starring	Horst Frank Michel Simon Paul Dahlke Karin Kernke
Cinematography	Georg Krause[1]
Edited by	Friedel Buckow[1]
Music by	Willi Mattes[1]
Production company	Rapid-Film GmbH[1]
Release date	24 July 1959 (1959-07-24)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	West Germany[1]
Language	German

Cast

• Horst Frank - Dr. Brandt - alias Dr. Ood
• Michel Simon - Prof. Dr. Abel
• Karin Kernke [de] - Schwester Irene Sander
• Helmut Schmid - Bert Jaeger
• Paul Dahlke - Police Commissioner Sturm
• Dieter Eppler - Paul Lerner
• Kurt Müller-Graf [de] - Dr. Walter Burke
• Christiane Maybach - Lilly

Release

The Head was distributed theatrically in Europe on July 24, 1959.^[1] It was released in the United States in 1961.^[4]

References

1. "Die Nackte und der Satan". Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. Gary D. Rhodes (27 February 2008). Horror at the Drive-In: Essays in Popular Americana. McFarland. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-1-4766-1051-1.
3. "Die Nackte und der Satan". BFI. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018.
4. "The Head".

External links

• The Head at IMDb
• The Head at the TCM Movie Database