“The Ultimate Experience in Inner Terror.”
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.
David Cronenberg
Claude Héroux
David Cronenberg
Mark Irwin
Howard Shore
Oliver Reed
Dr. Hal Raglan
Samantha Eggar
Nola Carveth
Art Hindle
Frank Carveth
Henry Beckman
Barton Kelly
Nuala Fitzgerald
Juliana Kelly
Cindy Hinds
Candice Carveth
Susan Hogan
Ruth Mayer
Gary McKeehan
Mike Trellan
Michael Magee
Inspector
Robert A. Silverman
Jan Hartog
Joseph Shaw
Coroner
Larry Solway
Lawyer
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Wuchak
***When inner rage is personified*** A man (Art Hindle) investigates a pop psychologist’s unconventional therapy techniques after his daughter shows signs of abuse when visiting her mother (Samantha Eggar) undergoing the secretive treatments. The mystery deepens when people linked to the situat...
John Chard
They're her children. More exactly, they're the children of her rage. The Brood is written and directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle. Music is by Howard Shore and cinematography by Mark Irwin. Frank Carveth (Hindle) attempts to uncover the truth abo...
CinemaSerf
Oliver Reed plays the sophisticated, secretive psychologist "Raglan" who is treating "Nola" (Samantha Eggar), the wife of "Frank" (Art Hindle). His techniques are either cutting edge or reckless, depending on your point of view - and his peers take the latter view, so he carries out much of his work...
Mark Kermode reviews The Brood (1979)
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Elgin International Films
Mutual Productions
Canadian Film Development Corporation