Summary
The Brain is a British science-fiction film first released in 1962,
directed by Freddie Francis.
The film stars Anne Heywood, Peter van Eyck, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee and Maxine Audley.
It has also been released under the title: A Dead Man Seeks His Murderer.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Freddie Francis
- Script: Curt Siodmak, Robert Stewart, Philip Mackie
- Photo: Robert Huke
- Music: Kenneth V. Jones
- Cast: Anne Heywood (Anna Holt), Peter van Eyck (Dr. Peter Corrie), Cecil Parker (Stevenson), Bernard Lee (Dr. Frank Shears), Maxine Audley (Marion Fane), Ellen Schwiers (Ella), Siegfried Lowitz (Mr. Walters), Hans Nielsen (Immerman), Jeremy Spenser (Martin Holt), Jack MacGowran (Furber), Miles Malleson (Dr. Miller), George A. Cooper (Thomas Gabler), Ann Sears (Stevenson’s secretary), Irene Richmond (Mrs. Gabler), Dieter Borsche, Victor Brooks (Farmer at crash site), Allan Cuthbertson (Da Silva), Bandana Das Gupta (Miss Soong), Frank Forsyth (Francis), John Junkin (Frederick), Kenneth Kendall (TV newscaster), Richard McNeff (Parkin (valet)), Bryan Pringle (Dance-hall MC), Patsy Rowlands (Young woman at dance hall), John Watson (Priest at funeral), Alistair Williams (Insp. Pike)
- Country: UK / West Germany
- Language: English
- Runtime: 83 min; B&W
- Aka: A Dead Man Seeks His Murderer; Over My Dead Body
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