The Severed Heads (1957)

  • NR
  • 03/31/1957 (US)
  • Fantasy, Comedy
  • 21m

Overview

A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads. Lost for nearly 50 years, the movie was found in 2006 by the son of Ruth Michelly and Saul Gilbert when he found it in his mom's attic in Munich.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Director, Writer

Saul Gilbert

Director

Ruth Michelly

Director

Thomas Mann

Novel

Cast

Raymond Devos's headshot

Raymond Devos

Denise Brossot's headshot

Denise Brossot

Rolande Polya's headshot

Rolande Polya

Alejandro Jodorowsky's headshot

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Saul Gilbert's headshot

Saul Gilbert

Jean-Marie Proslier's headshot

Jean-Marie Proslier

Margot Loyola's headshot

Margot Loyola

Michel Orphelin's headshot

Michel Orphelin

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