experiment,spy,cold war,psychology,brainwashing,sensory deprivation

The Mind Benders (1963)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Basil Dearden
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    Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman Dirk Bogarde
  • Profile picture of Mary Ure
    Oonagh Longman Mary Ure
  • Profile picture of John Clements
    Major Hall John Clements
  • Profile picture of Michael Bryant
    Dr. Danny Tate Michael Bryant
  • Profile picture of Wendy Craig
    Annabella Wendy Craig
  • Profile picture of Harold Goldblatt
    Professor Sharpey Harold Goldblatt
  • Profile picture of Geoffrey Keen
    Calder Geoffrey Keen
  • Profile picture of Norman Bird
    Aubrey Norman Bird

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Keywords

  • experiment
  • spy
  • cold war
  • psychology
  • brainwashing
  • sensory deprivation