The Brain (1962) on Netflix
Max Holt, a multimillionaire, dies when a bomb destroys his private plane. Scientists keep his brain alive in a laboratory, and Dr. Peter Corrie finds the organ in telepathic contact with him.
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Plot summary
Multimillionaire Max Holt is flying in his own airplane when a bomb explodes on board, and he is killed. His body is brought to a laboratory that carries out brain research, where a chemical bath keeps the organ alive so that its waves can be studied. Dr. Peter Corrie works there with Dr. Frank Shears, and the pair handle the brain. Corrie learns that the dead tycoon's brain has established telepathic contact with him. The brain, seeking the person who arranged the bombing, orders Corrie to find who had a reason to want Holt dead. Its hypnotic influence over Corrie is strong.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Brain (1962)
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A week before filming, Brauner told Stross he wanted a German actor to play the killer rather than Stross's choice, so two versions were made, one with Heywood as the killer and another with a different actor, and Francis had continuity person Pamela Davis rewrite the script accordingly.- The film had two producers, Artur Brauner and Raymond Stross, and Stross would only take part if Anne Heywood starred; Francis recalled that Stross had told Brauner that Heywood was 'the biggest female name in Britain.'
- Francis said that Peter Van Eyck disliked Heywood so much that he refused to come on set at the same time as her.
