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Der Januskopf

film by Murnau

Also known as: “Janus-Faced”

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discussed in biography

In F.W. Murnau
…supernatural in nature, such as Der Januskopf (1920; Janus-Faced), a highly praised variation of the Jekyll-and-Hyde story that starred Bela Lugosi and Conrad Veidt. Unfortunately, this and most of Murnau’s early films are lost or exist only in fragmentary form.
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