The Mind Benders (1963)

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The Mind Benders on IMDb 6.6/10 351 votes

Released:
1963-02-01

Overview:
A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills himself. Another scientist decides that they might have brainwashed him by a sensory deprivation technique, but he doesn’t know if someone really can be convinced to act against their strongest feelings. So he agrees to be the subject in an experiment in which others will try to make him stop loving his wife.

Director:
Basil Dearden

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Thriller, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Dirk Bogarde
    as
    Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
  • Mary Ure
    as
    Oonagh Longman
  • John Clements
    as
    Major Hall
  • Michael Bryant
    as
    Dr. Danny Tate
  • Wendy Craig
    as
    Annabella