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The Severed Heads
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The Severed Heads
1957
Fantasy Comedy
Synopsis
A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads.
Credits
Director
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Ruth Michelly
Saul Gilbert
Cast
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Denise Brossot
François Perrot
Jean Claude Sergent
Jean-Marie Proslier
Margot Loyola
Michel Orphelin
Raymond Devos
Rolande Polya
Saul Gilbert
Crew
Ruth Michelly (Costume Design)
Saul Gilbert (Editor)
Thomas Mann (Novel)
Edgar Bischoff (Original Music Composer)
Saul Gilbert (Producer)
Alejandro Jodorowsky (Writer)
Director
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Ruth Michelly, Saul Gilbert
Country
France
Language
No Language
Duration
21 min
Original Poster
The Severed Heads - Original Poster
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