L’Homme au cerveau greffé (1971) - film review
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Summary
L’Homme au cerveau greffé is a French-Italian science-fiction film first released in 1971,
directed by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze.
The film is based on a novel by Alain Franck and Victor Vicas and stars Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Michel Duchaussoy and Marianne Eggerickx.
It has also been released under the title: Man with the Transplanted Brain.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
- Script: Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Alain Franck (novel), Victor Vicas (novel)
- Photo: Étienne Becker
- Music: Brahms
- Cast: Mathieu Carrière (Franz Eckerman), Jean-Pierre Aumont (Jean Marcilly), Nicoletta Machiavelli (Héléna), Michel Duchaussoy (Robert Desagnac), Marianne Eggerickx (Marianne Marcilly), Martine Sarcey (Catherine Ponson), Benoît Allemane (Costet), Monique Mélinand (Elisabeth Marcilly), Christian Duroc (Ferrière), Pierre Santini (Dino), Andrée Tainsy, Max Vialle
- Country: France / Italy / West Germany
- Language: French
- Runtime: 80 min
- Aka: Man with the Transplanted Brain
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