The Brain 1962
5.2 / 10
The Brain
A millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues to a doctor on the trail of the killer
A millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues to a doctor on the trail of the killer
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... Anna Holt
... Dr. Peter Corrie
... Stevenson
... Dr. Frank Shears
... Ella
... Mr. Walters
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by John Chard
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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Release Date:
Sep 05, 1962 (Germany,United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 23`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Germany,United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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The Brain
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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The Brain
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... Director
Cast
... Anna Holt
... Dr. Peter Corrie
... Stevenson
... Dr. Frank Shears
... Ella
... Mr. Walters
... Immerman
... Martin Holt
... Marion Fane
... Furber
... Dr. Miller
... Thomas Gabler
... Dr. Miller
... Stevenson's secretary
... Mrs. Gabler
... Da Silva
... Miss Soong
... Inspector Pike
... Young Woman at Dance Hall (uncredited)
... Dance Hall MC (uncredited)
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