Anna Holt
Anne Heywood
Anna Holt
The Brain
“The pounding of the afterbrain signals vengeance and death!!”
5.6
1962
1h 23m
Science FictionCrimeHorror
Director: Freddie Francis
Overview
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.
Cast
Dr. Peter Corrie
Peter van Eyck
Dr. Peter Corrie
Stevenson
Cecil Parker
Stevenson
Dr. Frank Shears
Bernard Lee
Dr. Frank Shears
Ella
Ellen Schwiers
Ella
Mr. Walters
Siegfried Lowitz
Mr. Walters
Immerman
Hans Nielsen
Immerman
Martin Holt
Jeremy Spenser
Martin Holt
Marion Fane
Maxine Audley
Marion Fane
Furber
Jack MacGowran
Furber
Dr. Miller
Miles Malleson
Dr. Miller
Thomas Gabler
George A. Cooper
Thomas Gabler
Reviews
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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