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Man with the Transplanted Brain

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Man with the Transplanted Brain
Directed byJacques Doniol-Valcroze
Written byJacques Doniol-Valcroze
StarringMathieu Carrière
Nicoletta Machiavelli
CinematographyÉtienne Becker
Edited byNicole Berckmans
Music byJohannes Brahms
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
CountriesFrance
Italy
West Germany
LanguageFrench

Man with the Transplanted Brain (French: L'Homme au cerveau greffé, Italian: L'uomo dal cervello trapiantato) is a 1972 French-Italian-West German science fiction-drama film written and directed by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. It is loosely based on a novel by Alain Franck and Victor Vicas.[1]

Plot

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The head of a neurosurgical clinic, Professor Jean Marcilly, famous brain specialist, condemned by an incurable heart disease, pushes Dr. Robert Degagnac to transplant his brain into the young 23-year-old Franz Eckerman, a former racer and race car tester, victim of a car crash.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.

Further reading

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  • Michel Grisolia, Cinéma 72 (166). May 1972. p. 152.
  • Marcel Martin, Écran 72 (7). July 1972. p. 74.
  • Dominique Maillet, La Revue du cinéma (263-264). September 1972. p. 130.
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