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The Head of Janus (German: Der Janus-Kopf) is a 1920 German horror silent film directed by F. W. Murnau. The film was an unauthorized adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but the source material went unrecognized by some of the German media due to changes in the characters' names.Released on 17 September 1920 by the Lipow Co., this is one of Murnau's lost films. The screenplay was written by Hans Janowitz, who collaborated with Carl Mayer on the script for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919). While the film itself does not survive, the scripts and related production notes do. Because the film is lost, its full length is unknown.
Original Release
08/26/1920
US Release
08/26/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Conrad Veidt | Dr. Warren / Mr. O'Connor |
| Magnus Stifter | Warrens Freund / Dr. Warrens Freund |
| Margarete Schlegel | Grace / Jane |
| Willy Kaiser-Heyl | o. A. / Extra |
| Bela Lugosi | Dr. Warren's Diener / Warren's Butler |
| Margarete Kupfer | o. A. / Jane Lanyon / Grace |
| Danny Guertler | o. A. / Extra |
| Gustav Botz | o. A. / Extra |
| Jaro Fürth | o. A. / Extra |
| Marga Reuter | o. A. / Extra |
Directors
Writers
Robert Louis Stevenson, Hans Janowitz
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Conrad Veidt | Dr. Warren / Mr. O'Connor |
| Magnus Stifter | Warrens Freund / Dr. Warrens Freund |
| Margarete Schlegel | Grace / Jane |
| Willy Kaiser-Heyl | o. A. / Extra |
| Bela Lugosi | Dr. Warren's Diener / Warren's Butler |
| Margarete Kupfer | o. A. / Jane Lanyon / Grace |
| Danny Guertler | o. A. / Extra |
| Gustav Botz | o. A. / Extra |
| Jaro Fürth | o. A. / Extra |
| Marga Reuter | o. A. / Extra |
| Lanja Rudolph | o. A. / Extra |
| Lana Rhoades | o. A. / Extra |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Erich Pommer | Producer |
