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Brain of Blood

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Brain of Blood
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R,1hr 47min
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1971
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Image Entertainment
Synopsis: King Amir (Reed Hadley), the beloved leader of a small Middle Eastern country named Khaleed, is sick with terminal cancer and he isn't prepared to die. His confidants arrange with an American scientist to carry out an experimental operation: Amir's brain will be transplanted into the skull of a healthy new body, allowing him to cheat death and continue ruling as a benevolent despot. When he succumbs, the corpse is rushed to the United States, where Dr. Trenton (Kent Taylor) immediately removes the ... Full Synopsis
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Exploitation director Al Adamson never shied away from using graphic violence in his films, making up for cheap special effects with a willingness to go at least one step too far. Still, Brain of Blood rates as one of his grisliest, an elbow-deep wallow through crimson pools of cruelty and sadism. Everything about this slight variation on the Frankenstein riff is just a little nastier than it needs ... Full Review
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Dr. Trenton
Mohammed
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