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Donovan's Brain

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1953-09-30

Runtime: 83 mins

Director: Felix E. Feist

Spoken language: English

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller

Original title: Donovan's Brain

Production Companies: Dowling Productions, United Artists

Production Countries: United States of America

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