The Mind Benders

The Mind Benders

109 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 1, 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.

The Mind Benders

109 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 1, 1963

The Mind Benders
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Michael Relph Productions, Anglo-Amalgamated Productions
Original title The Mind Benders
Directors Basil Rayburn, Susan Dyson, Basil Dearden
Writers James Kennaway

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman

Mary Ure

as Oonagh Longman

John Clements

as Major Hall

Michael Bryant

as Dr. Danny Tate

Wendy Craig

as Annabella

Harold Goldblatt

as Professor Sharpey

Geoffrey Keen

as Calder

Terry Palmer

as Norman

Norman Bird

as Aubrey

Terence Alexander

as Rowing Coach (uncredited)

Grace Arnold

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Timothy Beaton

as Paul Longman (uncredited)

Elizabeth Counsell

as Girl Student on Station (uncredited)

Roger Delgado

as Dr. Jean Bonvoulois (uncredited)

Ian Dewar

as Crowd Ringleader (uncredited)

Geoffrey Denton

as Train Guard (uncredited)

Ashik Devello

as 2nd Indian Student (uncredited)

Terence Edmond

as 1st Student at Party (uncredited)

Christopher Ellis

as Peers Longman (uncredited)

Edward Fox

as Stewart (uncredited)

Imogen Hassall

as Student (uncredited)

Robin Hawdon

as Student (uncredited)

Georgina Moon

as Persephone Longman (uncredited)

Edward Palmer

as Porter (uncredited)

Philip Ray

as Father (uncredited)

Renu Setna

as 1st Indian Student (uncredited)

Anthony Singleton

as Boy Student on Station (uncredited)

Teresa Van Hoorn

as Penny Longman ( uncredited)

David Weston

as Student at Party (uncredited)

Pauline Winter

as Mother (uncredited)