The Brain That Wouldn't Die
“Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!”
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.
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Jason Evers
Dr. Bill Cortner (as Herb Evers)
Known for
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Virginia Leith
Jan Compton
Known for
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Leslie Daniels
Kurt
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Adele Lamont
Doris Powell
Bonnie Sharie
Blonde Stripper
Doris Brent
Nurse
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Paula Morris
Brunet Stripper
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Marilyn Hanold
Peggy Howard
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Bruce Brighton
Dr. Cortner
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Arny Freeman
Photographer
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Fred Martin
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Lola Mason
Donna Williams
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Joseph Green Director · Rex Carlton Story Stephen Hajnal Cinematographer
Budget $62K · United States release August 10, 1962 · Produced in United States
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$62,000
Production
Rex Carlton Productions
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American International Pictures
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United States
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 25, 1962
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 1962
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1995
Physical · Acme Video #R3-3977 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟴𝟳± mínutєѕ
Germany
February 25, 1962 · Theatrical
July 17, 2020 · Physical
United Kingdom
August 15, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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