''The Head'' (german: Die Nackte und der Satan, translation=The Naked Woman and the Devil) is a 1959 West German horror film directed by

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- Dr. Brandt - alias Dr. Ood *

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- Prof. Dr. Abel * - Schwester Irene Sander *

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- Bert Jaeger * Paul Dahlke - Police Commissioner Sturm *

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- Paul Lerner * - Dr. Walter Burke *

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- Lilly

Release

''The Head'' was distribed theatrically on July 24, 1959.

References

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* * 1959 horror films 1959 films 1950s science fiction horror films German science fiction horror films West German films UFA GmbH films 1950s German-language films 1950s German films {{sf-horror-film-stub