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The Mind of Mr Soames
Directed byAlan Cooke
Written byJohn Hale
Edward Simpson
Produced byMax Rosenberg
Milton Subotsky
StarringTerence Stamp
Nigel Davenport
Robert Vaughn
CinematographyBilly Williams
Edited byBill Blunden
Music byMichael Dress
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
1970
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) is a British film directed by Alan Cooke and starring Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn and Nigel Davenport.[1]

Based on Charles Eric Maine's 1961 novel of the same name, it tells the story of a thirty-year-old man (John Soames) who has been in a coma since a brain injury during birth. Now revived, he shows the behavior of a child and is monitored by two doctors attempting to find out if he can be rehabilitated in the adult world.

Partial cast

Production

The film was an attempt by Amicus Productions to branch into the non-horror field. (They had also tried to option the rights to Flowers For Algernon but been unable to secure them.) The large budget was provided by Columbia Pictures.[2]

Reception

The film was a failure at the box office.[2]

References

  1. ^ BFI Database entry
  2. ^ a b Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 48