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The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

1962 · Joseph Green · 82 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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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.

A 1962 title built around Experiment, Hospital and Mutant. Directed by Joseph Green.

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The Brain That Wouldn't Die

Spanish: El cerebro que no quería morir
French: Le cerveau qui ne voulait pas mourir
German: Der Kopf, der nicht sterben durfte
Italian: Il cervello che non voleva morire
Portuguese: O Cérebro Que Não Podia Morrer
Chinese: 不死之脑
Japanese: 死なない頭脳

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