Devil in the Brain

Devil in the Brain
Directed by	Sergio Sollima
Written by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico Sergio Sollima
Starring	Stefania Sandrelli Keir Dullea Micheline Presle Tino Buazzelli Maurice Ronet
Cinematography	Aldo Scavarda
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	13 April 1972 (1972-04-13)
Language	Italian

Devil in the Brain (Italian: Il diavolo nel cervello) is a 1972 Italian psychological thriller film.

Plot

Oscar Minno returns from working several years overseas and looks up his old flame Sandra. Sandra is widowed and lives in a childlike mental state on her family's estate, cared for by the overprotective Countess de Blanc. Sandra's son, Ricky, is suspected of having killed his father, Fabrizio, as well as a vagrant trespassing on the estate. Ricky is then sent to a reform school run by nuns. Oscar's doctor friend believes that Ricky is mentally fit and begins to suspect that there is much more to the story.[1][2]

Cast

• Keir Dullea as Oscar Minno
• Stefania Sandrelli as Sandra Garces
• Micheline Presle as Countess Claudia Osorio De Blanc
• Maurice Ronet as Fabrizio Garces
• Tino Buazzelli as Doctor Emilio Bontempi
• Renato Cestiè as Ricky Garces
• Orchidea de Santis as Caterina
• Gaia Germani as Bianca Molteni

See also

• List of Italian films of 1972

References

1. Antonio Bruschini (1992). Profonde tenebre: il cinema thrilling italiano, 1962-1982. Granata, 1992. ISBN 88-7248-039-6.
2. "Il Diavolo nel Cervello". Italian Horror Movies. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

External links

• Devil in the Brain at IMDb