Summary
Learning that he has a brain tumor, wealthy businessman Karl Brussard seeks medical help, finding a scientist experimenting with transplanting monkey heads on different monkey bodies. Brussard steals the head of Nostradamus from the prophet's crypt.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 33GoodWatch 36
IMDb4.5
Audience score20%
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −15 min on the typical 95
typical 9580Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1957
May 1, 1957
69 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 moreDirecting · 2
- W. Lee Wilder Director
- Charles Saunders Director
Writing · 1
- William Grote Screenplay
Production · 1
- Guido Coen Producer
Sound · 1
- Albert Elms Original Music Composer
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