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The Sorcerers (1967)

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Film details

Featuring

Lee Grant and the Capitols Boris Karloff Elizabeth Ercy
Director

Michael Reeves
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1967
Genres

Horror Science Fiction
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Professor Monserrat, having lived for years in poverty through the ridicule bestowed on his ideas of controlling minds through hypnosis, is urged by his wife, Estelle, to continue his experiments. The Professor lures a bored youth named Mike back to the flat one evening with the intention of carrying out his experiments. Mike leaves the following morning with no recollection of what occurred the night before, but Monserrat and Estelle can now control his actions by thought control. They find that they also share Mike's sensations. The Professor wants to use his discovery to help the elderly relive their youth but Estelle, tired of poverty, persuades her husband to will Mike to steal a fur coat. Monserrat finds that he enjoyed the thrill of the experience and allows Estelle to move on to other experiences. However, when Estelle wills Mike to beat up his best friend, the professor realises that his experiments have gone too far, but Estelle's will is stronger than his own and he is powerless to prevent her willing Mike into committing murder. With the police on Mike's trail, he steals a car, but Monserrat, summoning the will-power, causes the car to crash. As the car bursts into flames, both the Professor and his wife burn to death along with Mike.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Songs Played by
    
    Lee Grant and the Capitols
  - Professor Marcus Monserrat
    
    Boris Karloff
  - Nicole
    
    Elizabeth Ercy
  - Mike
    
    Ian Ogilvy
  - Alan
    
    Victor Henry
  - Laura
    
    Dani Sheridan
  - Ron
    
    Alf Joint
  - snack bar owner
    
    Meier Tzelniker
  - customer
    
    Gerald Campion
  - Audrey
    
    Susan George
  - Inspector Matalon
    
    Ivor Dean
  - detective
    
    Peter Fraser
  - tobacconist
    
    Martin Terry
  - constable
    
    Bill Barnsley
  - .
    
    Maureen Boothe
  - Estelle Monserrat
    
    Catherine Lacey
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Michael Reeves
  - Assistant Director
    
    Keith Wilkinson
  Production:
  - ©
    
    Tony Tenser Films
  - Production Company
    
    Curtwel Productions
  - Production Company
    
    Global Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    Miller, Arnold L.
  - Produced by
    
    Patrick Curtis
  - Produced by
    
    Tony Tenser
  - Production Secretary
    
    Sheila Miller
  - Photographed at
    
    West London Studios
  Writing:
  - Continuity
    
    Doreen Soan
  - Screenplay by
    
    Michael Reeves
  - Screenplay by
    
    Tom Baker
  - From an idea by
    
    John Burke
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Stanley A. Long
  - Camera Operator
    
    John Mantell
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Don Lord
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Gordon Thornton
  - Gaffer
    
    Maurice Corcoran
  Editing:
  - Editing
    
    David Woodward
  - Editing
    
    Susan Michie
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Tony Curtis
  - Construction Manager
    
    Jack Palmer
  Make-up:
  - Make Up
    
    Rodway, Geoff
  Music:
  - Music Composed and Conducted by
    
    Paul Ferris
  - Songs sung by
    
    Toni Daly
  Sound:
  - Boom Operator
    
    Mike Payne
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Ken Osborne

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