Synopsis
Professor Marcilly is a famed brain specialist who, following in-depth and extended research work, is now able to perform brain transplant surgery. One day, he finds himself in the presence of a young car accident victim for whom the only hope of survival would be a brain transplant. Marcilly, who has a heart condition and is terminally ill, decides to become the "donor". The operation is a success. But who is actually the patient discharged from the hospital: a young fellow with the brain of a young man or an old man in the body of a young one?
Key facts
Cast
Jean-Pierre Aumont, Mathieu Carrière, Michel Duchaussoy, Mariane Egerikx, Nicoletta Machiavelli
Original language
French
Production companies
BAVARIA ATELIER, PARC FILMS, UNION GÉNÉRALE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE, Universal Pictures, VERONA PRODUZIONE
Crew
Cinematography
Etienne Becker
Editing
Nicole Berckmans
Music
Johannes Brahms, André Girard
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Titles
| Original title | L'HOMME AU CERVEAU GREFFÉ | French |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Jacques Doniol-Valcroze |
| Cast | Jean-Pierre Aumont, Mathieu Carrière, Michel Duchaussoy, Mariane Egerikx, Nicoletta Machiavelli |
| Cinematography | Etienne Becker |
| Editing | Nicole Berckmans |
| Music | Johannes Brahms, André Girard |
| Production design | Claude Pignot |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Laureux |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
