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The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

NR · 1962-02-25 · 1h 22m · EN
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Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!

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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Joseph GreenDirector
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$62K

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Jason EversJason EversDr. Bill CortnerVirginia LeithVirginia LeithJan ComptonLeslie DanielsLeslie DanielsKurtAdele LamontAdele LamontDoris PowellBonnie SharieBonnie SharieBlonde StripperDoris BrentDoris BrentNursePaula MauricePaula MauriceBrunet StripperMarilyn HanoldMarilyn HanoldPeggy HowardBruce BrightonBruce BrightonDr. CortnerArny FreemanArny FreemanPhotographerFred MartinFred MartinMedical AssistantLola MasonLola MasonDonna Williams

Keywords

MutantViolenceCar crashExperimentSurgeryLaboratorySurgeonStrip clubStripperCar accidentDecapitationMad doctorTransplantationBrainSevered headFiancéDisembodied headTransplant

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Genre affinityHorror · Science FictionTheme affinityMutant · Violence · Car CrashPacingShortDirector preference824967Actor preference823085 · 181076 · 466919Country preferenceUs

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What is The Brain That Wouldn't Die about?

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.

How long is The Brain That Wouldn't Die?

The Brain That Wouldn't Die has a runtime of 82 minutes.

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