Rent The Sorcerers (1967)

3.1 of 5 from 73 ratings
1h 22min
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Synopsis:
The great hypnotist Professor Montserrat (Boris Karloff) has developed a technique for controlling the minds, and sharing the sensations, of his subjects. He and his wife Estelle (Catherine Lacey) test the technique on Mike Roscoe (Ian Ogilvy), 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?
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Patrick Curtis, Tony Tenser, Michael Reeves
Writers:
Michael Reeves, Tom Baker
Studio:
Prism Leisure
Genres:
Classics, Horror
BBFC:
Release Date:
01/09/2003
Run Time:
82 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Documentary: 'Blood Beat: The Films Of Michael Reeves'
  • Filmographies
  • Trailer
  • Production Notes
  • Image Gallery
  • 'Witchfinder General' Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
03/11/2014
Run Time:
85 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
None
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Overview with Johnny Mains
  • The Blood Beast: The Films of Michael Reeves
  • Intrusion: Michael Beeves Short Film
  • Original Trailer
  • Image Gallery

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Reviews (1) of The Sorcerers

Psychedelic Sci-fi. - The Sorcerers review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
03/12/2012

This sleazy British science fiction draws on the long history of American B horror, but is regenerated by its transfer to swinging London and the glorious stunt casting of Boris Karloff as the scientist. Yes, they used to call him mad. He invents a machine which allows him and his wife to live vicariously through Ian Ogilvy's decadent playboy.

There is a poignancy in seeing the elderly Karloff in such a familiar role, but fallen on hard times. Living in the squalor of a damp slum. But Catherine Lacey absolutely steals the film as the elderly wife who seeks to exploit the machine to satisfy her grotesque megalomania. Soon she has Ogilvy killing sexually available Bohemian girls.

Which makes it feel like satire on the prurient hypocrisy of the readers of British tabloids, getting their kicks from the perceived horror of the modern world. What could be more British!? The film looks like a tacky bootleg, with gaudy colour, cheap lighting setups and homemade effects, which adds to the guilty pleasure.

This heady rush of mod-psychedelia was the second of only three film made by Michael Reeves. It's an auspicious effort which overcomes the limitation of its meagre funds with imagination and a deep understanding of the genre. It's a weird acid trip, a cheapo head movie. It takes a tired old genre and gives it new life.

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