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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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1962 · 82 min Horror Science Fiction
4.7 / 10 · TMDB

Dr. Bill Cortner and his fiancée, Jan Compton, are driving to his lab when they get into a horrible car accident. Compton is decapitated. But Cortner is not fazed by this seemingly insurmountable hurdle. His expertise is in transplants, and he is excited to perform the first head transplant. Keeping Compton's head alive in his lab, Cortner plans the groundbreaking yet unorthodox surgery. First, however, he needs a body.

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Year 1962
Country United States of America
Genre Horror, Science Fiction
Director Joseph Green
Runtime 82 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.7/10 (136 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative at the intersection of sci-fi and body horror, relying on the central moral dilemma of a scientist blinded by ambition. It explores the limits of ethics and an obsession that blurs the line between genius and madness.

What lingers after the viewing is the grim atmosphere of a laboratory nightmare, complete with cult practical effects and a tense search for the 'perfect' body. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Joseph Green

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