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.
Clara Hülsenbeck
The original title is "Januskopf" (DE).
The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).
The film was directed by Kurt Maetzig.
The screenplay was written by Helfried Schreiter and Hans-Albert Pederzani.
The score was composed by Karl-Ernst Sasse.
Cinematography was handled by Werner Bergmann.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0068758.
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Januskopf
Released
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East Germany
