The Testament of Professor Dowell
1984 · 1h 31m
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Leonid Menaker
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Leonid Menaker Director
- 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
- Bob Chuprov-Tsymba as Willie
- Alexey Bobrov as Artur Douel'
- Nikolay Lavrov as precinct Baxter
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