The Brain (1962)

★ 5.6 1h 23m IMDb
Horror Sci-Fi Crime
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After the mysterious crash of a millionaire's private plane, scientists secretly harvest the dying man's brain and keep it alive in a laboratory in order to communicate via telepathy.

The Brain

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Cast

Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood as Anna Holt Died 2023 · Birmingham, England, UK Anne Heywood (born Violet Joan Pretty) was a British actress, best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Fox (1967). She was born on December 11, 1931, in Handsworth, Birmingham, Eng...
Peter van Eyck
Peter van Eyck as Dr. Peter Corrie Died 1969 · Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany [now Kamienny Jaz, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter van Eyck, born Götz von Eick (16 July 1911, Steinwehr, Pomerania, Germany (now Kamienny Jaz, Poland) – 15 July 1969, Männedorf near Zürich, Switzerland),...
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker as Stevenson Died 1971 · Hastings, Sussex, England, UK Cecil Parker (3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969...
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee as Dr. Frank Shears Died 1981 · Brentford, London, England, UK John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films..
Ellen Schwiers
Ellen Schwiers as Ella Died 2019 · Szczecin, Poland Ellen Schwiers was born on June 11, 1930 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Arms and the Man (1958), Doktor Martin (2007) and The...
Siegfried Lowitz
Siegfried Lowitz as Mr. Walters Died 1999 · Berlin, Germany Siegfried Lowitz (22 September 1914 – 27 June 1999) was a German actor..
Director Freddie Francis
Cast Anne Heywood, Peter van Eyck, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee, Ellen Schwiers, Siegfried Lowitz, Hans Nielsen, Jeremy Spenser, Maxine Audley, Jack MacGowran

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John Chard 6/10 Oct 16, 2014
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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