The film is based on the popular science-fiction novel “Professor Dowell’s Head” by Russian writer Alexander Belyaev.
For many years, a prominent scientist had been striving to solve the problem of immortality. He shared the results of his daring and risky experiments with his colleagues. But one day something happened that no one could have foreseen: the professor had disappeared. The best student and follower of Professor Dowell tries to use the results of his scientific research for criminal purposes. It looks like he is going to succeed….
Studio: Lenfilm
Year of Release: 1984.
Director: Leonid Menaker
Script: Leonid Menaker, Igor Vinogradsky
Camera: Vladimir Kovzel
Music by: Sergei Banevich
Cast: Olgert Kroders, Igor Vassiliev, Valentina Titova, Natalya Saiko, Alexei Bobrov, Nikolai Lavrov, Alexander Porokhovshchikov, Ernst Romanov, Boris Tsymba.
Running time: 91 min.
Color: colored
Format: 4:3.
Languages: Russian, English, French
Subtitles: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Hebrew, Japanese
Special Freatures:
Filmography, Photos; The Original Theatrical Trailer (1984)
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