Quick Facts
DirectorFelix E. Feist
Runtime1h 23m
GenresHorror · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1953-09-30
Film
Donovan's Brain
1953· 1h 23m· Horror· Science-fiction· Thriller
“A dead man's brain in a hidden laboratory told him to KILL... KILL... KILL”
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.
1953-09-30
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Key Crew
DirectorFelix E. Feist
ScreenplayFelix E. Feist
ProducerTom Gries
Director of PhotographyJoseph F. Biroc
Original Music ComposerEddie Dunstedter
EditorHerbert L. Strock
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Details
Released1953-09-30
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased
StudiosDowling Productions · United Artists
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.2/10 · 41 votes
Original languageen
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