The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

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1963 · 109 min · ★ 6.3 · Thriller, Drama

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.

Directed by Basil Dearden · Written by James Kennaway

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Dirk Bogarde Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
Mary Ure Oonagh Longman
John Clements Major Hall
Michael Bryant Dr. Danny Tate
Wendy Craig Annabella
Harold Goldblatt Professor Sharpey
Geoffrey Keen Calder
Terry Palmer Norman
Norman Bird Aubrey
Terence Alexander Rowing Coach (uncredited)
Grace Arnold Train Passenger (uncredited)
Timothy Beaton Paul Longman (uncredited)

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