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Film

The Head of Janus

Based On the book by Robert Louis Stevenson

Der Januskopf (lit. 'The Head of Janus') is a lost 1920 German silent film directed by F. W. Murnau. The film was an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

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Release date:
August 26, 1920
Director:
F. W. Murnau
Cast:
Conrad Veidt, Magnus Stifter, Margarete Schlegel, Bela Lugosi, Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Genre:
Horror, Silent
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
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Book vs Film

Cover of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Book · 1886

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson
Poster for The Head of Janus
The Film · 1920

The Head of Janus

F. W. Murnau

★ 7.3 / 10 183 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 34 years after publication.

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