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Donovan's Brain

Donovan's Brain (1953)

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Release Date: Jun 1, 1953 Wide

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Felix E. Feist directed this second adaptation of the novel by Curt Siodmak (filmed previously in 1944 as The Lady and the Monster and later in 1963 as The Brain), which tells the story of a brilliant brain specialist (Lew Ayres) whose attempts to save the life of an accident victim result in the extraction of the dying patient's brain, kept alive via electrodes and a special solution. Before long, the disembodied gray-matter -- which previously belonged to sinister, wealthy industrialist

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Felix Feist

Sep 1, 2009

MGM Home Entertainment

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So-so adaptation of the Curt Siodmak novel

August 14, 2002 Comment
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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A pretty good movie which mixes elements of different horror/ sci-fi mad scientist movies. I liked it for the most part.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688
AJ Verser

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A pretty solid effort with a predictably lame ending. Nacy Davis Reagan was, as expected, awful, but otherwise well worth a look.

August 3, 2011
skyvue
Brett Leveridge

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