Donovan's Brain

“A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL”

6.1

1953

1h 23m

Science FictionHorrorThriller

A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.

Key Crew

Director

Felix E. Feist

Producers

Tom Gries

Writers

Felix E. Feist

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc

Music

Eddie Dunstedter

Cast (24)

Lew Ayres

Dr. Patrick J. Cory

Nancy Reagan

Janice Cory

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