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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

"Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!"

Rating4.7/10
Release1962
Runtime1h 22m
Votes136

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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Budget

$62,000

Original Language

en

Release Date

February 25, 1962

Popularity

1

Production Companies

RE

Rex Carlton Productions

American International Pictures

American International Pictures

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