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Donovan's Brain

19531h 23m6.2/ 10 · TMDB · 42 votes
Science FictionHorrorThriller

A scientist takes the brain of dead man and revives it via electrodes as it lays suspended in a tank of liquid. Soon, the brain grows to possess enormous psychic powers and inflicts its personality upon the doctor who saved it, creating a "Jekyll and Hyde" paradigm.

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Directed by Felix E. Feist

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres

Dr. Patrick J. Cory

Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan

Janice Cory

Gene Evans
Gene Evans

Dr. Frank Schratt

Steve Brodie
Steve Brodie

Herbie Yocum

Tom Powers
Tom Powers

Donovan's Washington Advisor

Lisa Howard
Lisa Howard

Chloe Donovan

James Anderson
James Anderson

Chief Tuttle

Victor Sutherland
Victor Sutherland

Nathaniel Fuller

Michael Colgan
Michael Colgan

Tom Donovan

Peter Adams
Peter Adams

Mr. Webster

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released30 Sept 1953
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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