The Testament of Professor Dowell (1984) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1984 · 91 mins · Russian

Directed by

Leonid Menaker

Starring

Ernst Romanov, Valentina Titova, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov, Nikolay Lavrov, Bob Chuprov-Tsymba, Natalya Sayko

Based on Alexander Belyaev’s classic sci‑fi novel “Professor Dowell’s Head,” the film follows a renowned scientist obsessed with conquering death. After years of daring experiments, he shares his findings with colleagues, then vanishes mysteriously. His brilliant pupil attempts to weaponise the research, threatening to fulfill a criminal destiny.