14-404: (Redirected from Mindbenders ) Mindbender(s) or The Mindbender(s) may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] The Mind Benders (1963 film) , a British thriller film The Mind-Benders (1967 film) , an American antidrug documentary film Mindbender (film) , a 1995 film about Uri Geller by Ken Russell Mindbenders (film),
28-485: A 2000 story collection by Neal Shusterman Music [ edit ] The Mindbenders , a 1960s English beat group "Mind Bender", a song by Stillwater , 1977 "Mind Bender", a song by Trouble from Simple Mind Condition , 2007 "Mindbender (Confusion's Prince)", a song by the Grateful Dead from The Golden Road (1965–1973) , 2001 Roller coasters [ edit ] Mindbender (Galaxyland) ,
42-480: A 2004 American science fiction film "Mindbender" ( UFO ) , a 1971 television episode "Mindbender" ( X-Men: Evolution ) , a 2002 television episode MindBender, a prize contest on the TV series Daily Planet Literature [ edit ] The Mind Benders (novel) , a 1963 novel by James Kennaway The Mind Benders (Vosper book) , a 1971 book by Cyril Vosper Mindbenders: Stories to Warp Your Brain ,
56-473: A roller coaster in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia) , a roller coaster near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Other uses [ edit ] Doctor Mindbender , a fictional character from the G.I. Joe universe Mindbender (video game) , a 1989 MS-DOS computer game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
70-493: A university research laboratory, is suspected of passing secrets to the Soviet Union and commits suicide . British intelligence believe that his suicide was the result of shame over his betrayal of his country. However, Sharpey's former colleague Doctor Longman believes that the sensory-deprivation experiments that Sharpey was conducting on himself may have rendered him susceptible to brainwashing . He volunteers to undergo
84-432: Is a 1963 British thriller film produced by Michael Relph , directed by Basil Dearden and starring Dirk Bogarde , Mary Ure , John Clements , Michael Bryant and Wendy Craig . Screenwriter James Kennaway turned his screenplay into his 1963 novel of the same name . American International Pictures released the film in the U.S. as a double feature with Operation Bikini (1963). Professor Sharpey, working in
98-699: The Country , and The Man Who Came to Dinner . Relph is largely known as a film producer. He served as associate producer on the Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949); and had a significant 20-year partnership with Basil Dearden beginning in 1949 and ending with Dearden's death in 1971. Their work included a series of social problem films examining issues such as racism ( Pool of London and Sapphire ), juvenile delinquency ( Violent Playground ), homosexuality ( Victim ), and religious intolerance ( Life for Ruth ). Relph believed that because film
112-405: The conclusion that love conquers all, even science. The finale is a highly circumstantial childbirth. Mr. Bogarde, whose coiled, jittery behavior has no place in a 'top secret' laboratory, also murmurs something about experimental freedom." In a modern-day review, TV Guide called the film "a strange movie that leaves a deeper impression than one might expect due to the originality of the plot and
126-519: The influential 1945 supernatural anthology Dead of Night . He worked mainly on Basil Dearden 's films, and in 1949 was nominated for an Academy Award for art direction for his work on the Stewart Granger vehicle Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948). Michael Relph also designed for the theatre, particularly the West End in the 1940s, including The Doctor's Dilemma , A Month in
140-510: The same tests in order to prove his theory. An intelligence officer and a colleague test the theory by trying to brainwash Longman against his beloved wife. In a contemporary review for The New York Times , critic Howard Thompson called the film an "experiment that doesn't hold water" and wrote: "Credit the Dearden-Relph unit for a smoothly machined drama, not entirely convincing but at least original...[T]he film slides downhill toward
154-578: The tense direction. It is the direct predecessor of Altered States ." The film was a box-office disappointment. Michael Relph Michael Leighton George Relph (16 February 1915 – 30 September 2004) was an English film producer , art director , screenwriter and film director . He was the son of actor George Relph . Relph began his film career in 1933 as an assistant art director under Alfred Junge at Gaumont British then headed by Michael Balcon . In 1942, Relph began work at Ealing as chief art director, where his designs included
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#1732773199902168-486: The title Mindbender . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindbender&oldid=1230633953 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Mind Benders (1963 film) The Mind Benders
182-510: Was "genuinely a mass medium," it therefore had "social and educative responsibilities as well as artistic ones." In their review of Life For Ruth , The New York Times wrote, "in avoiding blatant bias, mawkish sentimentality and theatrical flamboyance, it makes a statement that is dramatic, powerful and provocative." From 1972 to 1979, Relph was chairman of the British Film Institute 's Production Board. Simultaneously he
196-570: Was the Chairman of the Film Production Association of Great Britain, and went on to be Head of Production for Boyd's Company in the 1980s, where he helped foster the emerging talents of Derek Jarman ( The Tempest ) and Julien Temple ( The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle ). His son, Simon Relph , was also a film producer and former chairman of BAFTA . His daughter, Emma Relph , had several parts on television and in
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