The Sorcerers
Directed by Michael Reeves
Written by Michael Reeves and Tom Baker
1967/UK
Toby Tenser Films/Curtwel Productions/etc.
First viewing/Amazon Instant
They Shoot Zombies Don’t They?
[box] Prof. Marcus Monserrat: From now on, we are going to control your mind.[/box]
Interesting premise plus Boris Karloff made this unsung thriller a very pleasant surprise.
Aged hynostist Marcus Monserrat (Karloff) has invented telepathic mind control which he hopes to use for the good of mankind. The process also causes the hynotist to feel the sensations felt by his subject.
Monserrat and his dotty old wife Estelle (Catherine Lacey) manage to lure a bored young man into their web. It is only then that Marcus learns that Estelle has been hiding something dark in the recesses of her mind and that she is a pretty powerful hypnotist herself.
I hadn’t heard of this before finding it on the They Shoot Zombies Don’t They List. Had no idea what was coming and was delighted to discover this character-driven thriller. Karloff and Lacey are really superb. Other features are 1967 Swinging London and some psychedelia.
