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The Sorcerers (1967)

The Sorcerers poster
Directed by
Michael Reeves
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, satanic film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
15
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly couple invents a device that lets them control a younger man and share his sensations. The wife grows more violent and aggressive in her experiments.

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What happens

The Sorcerers is a 1967 British science-fiction horror film directed by Michael Reeves, starring Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy, and Susan George. The film is about an elderly couple (Karloff and Lacey) who use a device to control and feel the experiences of a younger man (Ogilvy), but the wife's intentions become increasingly aggressive and violent. The film was released by Tigon British Film Productions on June 15, 1967. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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