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The Brain-Stealers

The Brain-Stealers

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The Brain-Stealers

1968

1h 38m

8.0(1 votes)

Science Fiction

Thriller

Overview

A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.

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Shaw Brothers

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lily Ho

Lily Ho

Li Chiu-Lan

Peter Chen Ho

Peter Chen Ho

Xiao Jia-Wen

Chin Feng

Chin Feng

Li Yuan-Ming

Betty Ting Pei

Betty Ting Pei

Ding Die

Ku Wen-Chung

Ku Wen-Chung

Lin Chih-Yung

Lin Chih-Yung

Chang Tse-Xia

Hoh Ban

Hoh Ban

Chiu Tien-Wei

Ching Saan

Da Chuan

King Pai-Chien

King Pai-Chien

Butler Luo Tian

Hong Liu

Hong Liu

Peter

Creative team

Directed by: Umetsugu Inoue
Written by: Umetsugu Inoue
Produced by: Run Run Shaw

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