Adventure ·Drama ·Science Fiction · Soviet Union · 1984 · 1h 31m

The Testament of Professor Dowell

Завещание профессора Доуэля

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Director
Leonid Menaker
Cast
Oļgerts Kroders as Professor Dowell Igor Vasilev as Doctor Kern Natalya Sayko as Angelika / Eve Valentina Titova as Mari Loran Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov as Gould Ernst Romanov as Richardson
Crew
Vladimir Kovzel — Director of Photography Irina Rudenko — Editor Leonid Menaker — Writer Igor Vinogradskiy — Writer Aleksandr Belyaev — Novel Vladimir Belenkiy — Producer
Synopsis

The film is based on the popular science-fiction novel “Professor Dowell’s Head” by Russian writer Alexander Belyaev. For many years, a prominent scientist had been striving to solve the problem of immortality. He shared the results of his daring and risky experiments with his colleagues. But one day something happened that no one could have foreseen: the professor had disappeared. The best student and follower of Professor Dowell tries to use the results of his scientific research for criminal purposes. It looks like he is going to succeed…

Key Collaborators
Leonid Menaker Director Vladimir Kovzel Director of Photography Irina Rudenko Editor Leonid Menaker Writer Igor Vinogradskiy Writer Aleksandr Belyaev Novel Vladimir Belenkiy Producer Yuri Pugach Production Design Diana Mane Costume Design
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