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The Brain That Wouldn't Die
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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

1962

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

Directed by Joseph Green

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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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Director
Joseph Green
Produced by
Rex Carlton
Cinematographer
Stephen Hajnal
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
en
Rating
NR
Also known as
The Head That Wouldn't Die
TMDB
4.7/10 (137 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
33% Rotten
IMDb
4.5/10 (7,762 votes)
Released February 25, 1962·$62,000 budget

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