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The Brain

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5.6/10 • 15

1962-09-051h 23m

Science FictionCrimeHorror

The pounding of the afterbrain signals vengeance and death!!

A millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues to a doctor on the trail of the killer

Directors
Freddie Francis

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  1. Anne Heywood

    Anne Heywood

    Anna Holt

  2. Peter van Eyck

    Peter van Eyck

    Dr. Peter Corrie

  3. Cecil Parker

    Cecil Parker

    Stevenson

  4. Bernard Lee

    Bernard Lee

    Dr. Frank Shears

  5. Ellen Schwiers

    Ellen Schwiers

    Ella

  6. Siegfried Lowitz

    Siegfried Lowitz

    Mr. Walters

  7. Hans Nielsen

    Hans Nielsen

    Immerman

  8. Jeremy Spenser

    Jeremy Spenser

    Martin Holt

  9. Maxine Audley

    Maxine Audley

    Marion Fane

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John Chard

Oct 16, 2014

6/10

Instrument of Terror! An adaptation of film noir legend Curt Siodmak's novel, Donovan's Brain, The Brain offers up a murder mystery narrative to go with the mad science angle. It's not particularly thrilling but it does tick along nicely and director Freddie Francis has a keen eye for scene staging. Cast features Peter Van Eyck, Anne Heywood, Cecil Parker and Bernard Lee, and they all do what is required to make the material work. Stand out moments involve some delightfully monstrous paintings, a lie detector scene and all the sequences where Van Eyck is possessed by the brain of the powerful industrialist who was murdered by person or persons unknown. Good and safe "B" schlocky fare for the so inclined. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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