Underplayed Gems

Brainstorm (1965)

Brainstorm poster
Directed by
William Conrad
Genre
drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man plots to kill his boss and collect the insurance money for himself and the boss's wife. Things go wrong when the plan involves faking insanity.

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What happens

Brainstorm is a 1965 neo-noir thriller film starring Jeffrey Hunter (credited as Jeff) and Anne Francis. It was produced and directed by William Conrad, who was better known as an actor in radio, film, and such television series as Cannon and Jake and the Fatman, and was one of three suspense thrillers directed by Conrad for Warner Bros. Pictures in 1965, which also included Two on a Guillotine and My Blood Runs Cold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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