The Brain poster

The Brain( 1962)

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The pounding of the afterbrain signals vengeance and death!!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anne Heywood

      Anna Holt

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      Peter van Eyck

      Dr. Peter Corrie

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      Cecil Parker

      Stevenson

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      Bernard Lee

      Dr. Frank Shears

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      Ellen Schwiers

      Ella

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      Siegfried Lowitz

      Mr. Walters

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      Hans Nielsen

      Immerman

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      Jeremy Spenser

      Martin Holt

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      Maxine Audley

      Marion Fane

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      Jack MacGowran

      Furber

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      Miles Malleson

      Dr. Miller

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      George A. Cooper

      Thomas Gabler

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      Dieter Borsche

      Dr. Miller

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      Ann Sears

      Stevenson's secretary

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      Irene Richmond

      Mrs. Gabler

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      Allan Cuthbertson

      Da Silva

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      Bandana Das Gupta

      Miss Soong

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      Alister Williamson

      Inspector Pike

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      Patsy Rowlands

      Young Woman at Dance Hall (uncredited)

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      Bryan Pringle

      Dance Hall MC (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu 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 powerfu...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • bomb
    • scientist