The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

1963 · 109 min · EN · 6.5 (18 votes)
Dir. Basil Dearden · Starring Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John Clements, Michael Bryant, Wendy Craig, Harold Goldblatt · Music Georges Auric

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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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This mid-century thriller is a chilling exploration of psychological manipulation. It feels like a tense, cerebral chess match where the mind itself is the battlefield, leaving you questioning reality and loyalty long after the credits roll.

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