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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:television_episode
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
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gptkbp:art_style
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Black and white
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Curt_Siodmak
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gptkbp:based_on
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novel by Curt Siodmak
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Dr._John_G._Donovan
gptkb:Dr._H._M._Hargrove
Dr. Patrick Cory
the antagonist
Mr. Donovan
Dr. Cory's assistant
Dr. Cory's wife
the brain's personality
the scientist's rival
Dr. Hargrove's assistant
Mrs. Donovan
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Transformation of Dr. Cory
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gptkbp:character_development
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Focus on moral dilemmas
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:John_F._Seitz
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gptkbp:conflict
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life and death
ethical dilemmas of science
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cult_status
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gptkb:Yes
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired art and literature
discussions on ethics in science
inspired discussions on consciousness
Influenced later sci-fi films
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Jack_Arnold
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Universal_Pictures
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gptkbp:editing
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Edward Curtiss
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:The_Brain_(1962)
Donovan's Brain (1953)
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gptkbp:film_festival
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No
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gptkbp:film_score
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Orchestral score
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gptkbp:film_series
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No
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Brain_from_Planet_Arous
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:science_fiction
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Donovan's Brain
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:The_Twilight_Zone
gptkb:horror_genre
gptkb:television_shows
science fiction literature
cyberpunk genre
modern horror films
psychological thrillers
popular culture references
biopunk genre
Frankenstein adaptations
neuroscience fiction
philosophical debates on consciousness
sci-fi horror games
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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Horror
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Frankenstein
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gptkbp:inspired
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Various adaptations
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Real-life experiments on brain preservation.
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gptkbp:is_set_in
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Art direction by Frank Tuttle
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1-60381-001-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered a classic of the genre
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gptkbp:main_character
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Dr. Patrick Cory
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gptkbp:makeup_artist
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gptkb:Bud_Westmore
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gptkbp:motif
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mad scientist
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Paul_Dunlap
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gptkbp:narrative
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Linear
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person perspective
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The brain is the seat of the soul."
" The brain is the most important organ in the body."
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:plot
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A scientist attempts to keep a man's brain alive after his body dies.
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Universal_International_Pictures
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Harcourt_Brace
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gptkbp:release_date
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April 1953
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gptkbp:release_year
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1953
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:The_Brain_That_Wouldn't_Die
gptkb:1962
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gptkbp:runtime
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80 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Curt_Siodmak
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Laboratory_Services
post-war America
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gptkbp:special_effects
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Visual effects by John P. Fulton
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Patricia_Medina
gptkb:Keenan_Wynn
gptkb:Gene_Evans
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gptkbp:symbolism
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the brain as a symbol of power
Brain as a symbol of control
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gptkbp:theme
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the nature of identity
the quest for immortality
the consequences of ambition
mind transfer
the limits of human knowledge
Ethics of science
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nancy_Reagan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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