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The Brain is a British film of genre Drama directed by Freddie Francis released in USA on 1 january 1964 with Anne Heywood
The Brain (1962)
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Add to a movie listThe Brain is a 1962 film directed by Freddie Francis, and starring Anne Heywood and Peter van Eyck. A UK-West German production (also released as "Ein Toter sucht seinen Mörder")
The Brain differs from earlier film versions of the Curt Siodmak novel Donovan's Brain: in this remake, the dead man seeks his own murderer, through contact with the doctor keeping his brain alive.
Actors
Anne Heywood
(Anna Holt)
Peter van Eyck
(Dr. Peter Corrie)
Cecil Parker
(Stevenson)
Bernard Lee
(Dr. Frank Shears)
Jeremy Spenser
(Martin Holt)
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Origin United-kingdom
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The Day of the Triffids (1963)
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Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
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Rating60%
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Rating61%
Invasion from Inner Earth (1974)
, 1h34Directed by Freddie Francis, Bill Rebane
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Diana Dors, Jack Palance, Hugh Griffith, Julie Ege, Edith Evans, Trevor Howard
Rating27%
A group of pilots in the Canadian wilderness begin to hear strange reports over their radios about planes crashing, cars stalling, and a deadly plague which has gripped the planet. As the plot continues, it's clear that Earth is in the midst of an invasion. The pilots barracade themselves in a cabin in the woods and wait for impending doom.
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970)
, 1h41Directed by Freddie Francis
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Comedy horror films
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Rating64%
Four individuals live in a secluded manor house in the English countryside, where they engage in an elaborate role-playing fantasy called The Game. In The Game, each individual assumes the role of a member in a "happy" family, completely subsuming his or her individual personality to the point that each individual is known only by the identity he or she is playing: Mumsy (the mother, Ursula Howells), Nanny (the nanny, Pat Heywood), Sonny (the son, played by Howard Trevor), and Girly (the daughter, Vanessa Howard). The Game is built around a set of strictly enforced yet ill-defined rules, the principal one of which is "Rule No. 1: Play the Game.
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
, 1h24Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
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Rating60%
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Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
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Rating40%
Set in contemporary England, the film follows Doctor Brockton (Joan Crawford) who learns that in the caves of the countryside, a troglodyte is alive and might be able to be helped and even domesticated. She gets the creature to the surface and attempts to train him, but runs into trouble as a few people oppose this, especially a local businessman afraid of negative commercial consequences, Sam Murdock (Michael Gough). Murdock frees the creature, leading to a rampage.
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
, 1h24Directed by Freddie Francis, Terence Fisher, Peter Medak, John Peverall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Horror, Musical, Romance
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Rating63%
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Hysteria (1965)
, 1h25Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
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Rating60%
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, 1h23Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
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