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The Mind Benders
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The Mind Benders

1963-02-01 · 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.

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Directors
Basil Dearden
Production companies
Michael Relph Productions, Anglo-Amalgamated
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dirk BogardeDirk BogardeDr. Henry Laidlaw Longman
Mary UreMary UreOonagh Longman
John ClementsJohn ClementsMajor Hall
Michael BryantMichael BryantDr. Danny Tate
Wendy CraigWendy CraigAnnabella
Harold GoldblattHarold GoldblattProfessor Sharpey
Geoffrey KeenGeoffrey KeenCalder
Terry PalmerNorman
Norman BirdNorman BirdAubrey
Terence AlexanderTerence AlexanderRowing Coach (uncredited)
Grace ArnoldGrace ArnoldTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Timothy BeatonPaul Longman (uncredited)
Elizabeth CounsellElizabeth CounsellGirl Student on Station (uncredited)
Roger DelgadoRoger DelgadoDr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)
Ian DewarCrowd Ringleader (uncredited)
Geoffrey DentonTrain Guard (uncredited)
Ashik Devello2nd Indian Student (uncredited)
Terence EdmondTerence Edmond1st Student at Party (uncredited)
Christopher EllisChristopher EllisPeers Longman (uncredited)
Edward FoxEdward FoxStewart (uncredited)

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