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The Brain That Wouldn't Die(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-02-25
47%
136 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $62,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Rex Carlton Productions
Movie: The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jason Evers
Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)
Virginia Leith
Jan Compton
Leslie Daniels
Kurt
Marilyn Hanold
Peggy Howard
Arny Freeman
Photographer
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