Billion Dollar Brain

Billion Dollar Brain

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1967 · 111 min · ★ 5.7 · Thriller

A former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?

Directed by Ken Russell · Written by John McGrath

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Michael Caine Harry Palmer
Karl Malden Leo Newbigen
Ed Begley General Midwinter
Oskar Homolka General Stok
Françoise Dorléac Anya
Guy Doleman Colonel Ross
Vladek Sheybal Dr. Eiwort
Milo Sperber Basil
Janos Kurutz Latvian Gangster
Alexei Jawdokimov Latvian Gangster
Paul Tamarin Latvian Gangster
Izabella Telezynska Latvian Gangster

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