Donovan's Brain

Based On the book by Curt Siodmak

Donovan's Brain is an independently made 1953 American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced by Tom Gries for Allan Dowling Productions, directed by Felix Feist, that stars Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis and Steve Brodie. The film was distributed by United Artists and is based on the 1942 horror novel Donovan's Brain by Curt Siodmak. The story involves an attempt to keep alive the brain of millionaire megalomaniac W.H. Donovan after an otherwise fatal plane crash. The brain develops strange powers and begins to possess people.

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Release date:

1953

Director:

Felix E. Feist

Cast:

Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Reagan, Steve Brodie, Harlan Warde

Genre:

Science Fiction, Horror

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1953 in adaptations