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The Head of Janus

1920 German film directed by F. W. Murnau
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The Head of Janus

Summary

The Head of Janus is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Head of Janus's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Head of Janus was directed by F. W. Murnau[4].
  • Hans Janowitz wrote the screenplay for The Head of Janus[5].
  • The Head of Janus's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Head of Janus's genre is horror film[7].
  • The Head of Janus's based on is recorded as Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[8].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Conrad Veidt[9].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Magnus Stifter[10].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Margarete Schlegel[11].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Bela Lugosi[12].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Willy Kaiser-Heyl[13].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Margarete Kupfer[14].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Gustav Botz[15].
  • A cast member of The Head of Janus was Jaro Fürth[16].
  • The Head of Janus was produced by Erich Pommer[17].
  • The Head of Janus's director of photography is recorded as Karl Freund[18].
  • The Head of Janus's director of photography is recorded as Robert Baberske[19].
  • The Head of Janus's director of photography is recorded as Carl Hoffmann[20].
  • The Head of Janus's Commons category is recorded as Der Januskopf[21].
  • The Head of Janus's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • The Head of Janus's country of origin is recorded as Germany[23].
  • The Head of Janus was published on August 26, 1920[24].
  • The Head of Janus's distributed by is recorded as Babelsberg Studio[25].
  • The Head of Janus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der Januskopf'}[26].
  • The Head of Janus's after a work by is recorded as Robert Louis Stevenson[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Head of Janus was produced by Erich Pommer[17]. It was directed by F. W. Murnau[4]. Hans Janowitz wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Conrad Veidt[9], Magnus Stifter[10], Margarete Schlegel[11], Bela Lugosi[12], Willy Kaiser-Heyl[13], and Margarete Kupfer[14].

Publication

The Head of Janus was released on August 26, 1920[24]. Genres include silent film[6] and horror film[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Head of Janus's after a work by is recorded as Robert Louis Stevenson[27].

Why It Matters

The Head of Janus ranks in the top 6% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Bela Lugosi Conrad Veidt F. W. Murnau Germany public domain Robert Louis Stevenson Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Heinrich Richter
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