The Sorcerers ( 1967 )

The Sorcerers ( 1967 ) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1967 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Reeves

Written By:
Tom Baker
John Burke

Actors:
Boris Karloff ..... Prof. Marcus Monserrat
Catherine Lacey ..... Estelle Monserrat
Elizabeth Ercy ..... Nicole
Ian Ogilvy ..... Mike Roscoe
Victor Henry ..... Alan
Sally Sheridan ..... Laura Ladd (as Dani Sheridan)
Alf Joint ..... Ron, the mechanic
Meier Tzelniker ..... The Jewish Baker
Gerald Campion ..... Customer in China Shop
Susan George ..... Audrey Woods
Ivor Dean ..... Insp. Matalon
Peter Fraser ..... Detective George
Martin Terry ..... Tobacconist
Bill Barnsley ..... Constable in Fur Store
Maureen Booth ..... Dancer (as Maureen Boothe)

Synopsis:

The great somnambulist, Professor Montserrat, (Boris Karloff) has spent a life`s work developing a technique for controlling peoples` minds and sharing their feelings and sensations. With his wife Estelle (Catherine Lacey) they decide to test their method on Mike Roscoe (Ian Ogilvy) and enjoy the hedonistic kick of `being` young again. But then Estelle grows to love the power of controlling Roscoe as the extent of his vicarious pleasures expands and how far will Professor Monsterrat allow her to go before they upset the equilibrium of humanity? EXTRAS Johnny Mains presents `Terror For Kicks`the screenplay of The Sorcerers by John Burke. Also The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves.

Made by the then 23-year-old director Michael Reeves, who died after making only one more movie, the notable Witchfinder General (1968), this is an unusual horror film concerning an elderly couple who conduct experiments with mind control, hoping to experience the lost excitements of youth through their subject, a young man whom they have persuaded to become a guinea-pig in the name of science. Once the process has begun however, a conflict ensues between the couple, the woman urging their subject to commit crimes in the pursuit of even greater thrills against the wishes of her husband, which in turn results in a horrific comeuppance for both, the price exacted for meddling in things beyond the province of humanity. With the casting of veteran actor, Boris Karloff in this swinging sixties setting, this is a rare example of the merging of two styles of horror movie-making, the old school which Karloff represented almost gone by the late sixties, a new, grittier contemporary genre waiting to succeed it.

The great hypnotist Professor Montserrat has developed a technique for controlling the minds, and sharing the sensations, of his subjects. He and his wife Estelle test the technique on Mike Roscoe, and enjoy 'being' the younger man. But Estelle soon grows to love the power of controlling Roscoe, and the vicarious pleasures that provides. How far will she go, and can the Professor restrain her in time?

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 22 March, 2015.