The Mind Benders (1963)
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.
Director:
Basil Dearden
Writer:
James Kennaway
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Dirk Bogarde as Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman |
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Mary Ure as Oonagh Longman |
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John Clements as Major Hall |
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Michael Bryant as Dr. Danny Tate |
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Wendy Craig as Annabella |
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Harold Goldblatt as Professor Sharpey |
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Geoffrey Keen as Calder |
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Terry Palmer as Norman |
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Norman Bird as Aubrey |
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Terence Alexander as Rowing Coach (uncredited) |
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Grace Arnold as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Timothy Beaton as Paul Longman (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Counsell as Girl Student on Station (uncredited) |
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Roger Delgado as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited) |
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Ian Dewar as Crowd Ringleader (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Denton as Train Guard (uncredited) |
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Ashik Devello as 2nd Indian Student (uncredited) |
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Terence Edmond as 1st Student at Party (uncredited) |
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Christopher Ellis as Peers Longman (uncredited) |
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Edward Fox as Stewart (uncredited) |
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Imogen Hassall as Student (uncredited) |
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Robin Hawdon as Student (uncredited) |
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Georgina Moon as Persephone Longman (uncredited) |
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Edward Palmer as Porter (uncredited) |
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Philip Ray as Father (uncredited) |
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Renu Setna as 1st Indian Student (uncredited) |
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Anthony Singleton as Boy Student on Station (uncredited) |
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Teresa Van Hoorn as Penny Longman ( uncredited) |
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David Weston as Student at Party (uncredited) |
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Pauline Winter as Mother (uncredited) |
| Production | Charles Orme | Production Manager |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | John D. Guthridge | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Mendleson | Costume Design |
| Directing | Basil Dearden | Director |
| Writing | James Kennaway | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Relph | Producer |
| Camera | Denys N. Coop | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Susan Dyson | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pearl Orton | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Basil Rayburn | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Art Direction |
| Art | Bill Surridge | Construction Manager |
| Camera | Eric Besche | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Robert T. MacPhee | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Sound | Vivian Temple-Smith | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |