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The Severed Heads

The Severed Heads

19576.10h 21m

Overview

A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads.

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Thomas Mann
Produced by Saul Gilbert
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Top Cast

Raymond Devos

Raymond Devos

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Denise Brossot

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Rolande Polya

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Saul Gilbert

Jean-Marie Proslier

Jean-Marie Proslier

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Margot Loyola

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Michel Orphelin

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Jean Claude Sergent

François Perrot

François Perrot

About The Severed Heads

The Severed Heads is a fantasy, comedy film released in 1957. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, it stars Raymond Devos, Denise Brossot, Rolande Polya. A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads.

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