Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.
Pamela Moiseiwitsch
- Girl on Train
- (as Pamela Moseiwitsch)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesAlan Lake (actor married to Diana Dors) is one of the journalists in observation area, above location of surgery on John Soames, watching.
- GaffesThis movie loves screeching brakes. When the car hits Mr Soames, it screeches to a halt even though it is on a thick dirt road. Later, a police car pulls up to a building and it screeches to a halt while traveling only a few miles per hour.
- ConnexionsFeatured in La malédiction (1976)
Commentaire en vedette
Amicus in non Hammer territory
1969's "The Mind of Mr. Soames" was an adaptation of a 1961 Charles Eric Maine novel, perhaps his best known work and certainly superior to earlier efforts like "Spaceways," "The Atomic Man," or "The Electronic Monster." Overshadowed in the wake of Cliff Robertson's similar "Charly," we find Terence Stamp in the title role, a 30 year old man in a lifelong coma only now being prepared surgically to be 'born' through the skills of Dr. Michael Bergen (an engagingly warm turn from Robert Vaughn). Supervising the around the clock television coverage and the patient's lengthy training program is Dr. Maitland (Nigel Davenport), a rather inflexible individual who seems more interested in personal glory than John's welfare. Bergen remains present to offer much needed 'play time' to ease the long term dreariness of teaching lessons, even unlocking the door to allow Soames to explore the outside world for the first time, until Maitland's staff drag him back inside (he was quite willing to return, had they not forced the issue). Rather than risk being hurt again Soames finally rebels, using a chair to knock out his captor and climb over the institution wall to freedom. This adult male with the aptitude of a child learns harsh lessons on his own, unable to pay for meals, facing rejection from schoolchildren playing ball, and finally being injured by a passing motorist whose wife treats him with genuine kindness. Once he's been tracked down to a lonely country barn, Bergen goes inside to help John plead his case, to make his own decision to return without anyone taking him by force. Producer Milton Subotsky's obvious obsession with the name Maitland does not necessarily make Nigel Davenport an out and out villain, though he does clash with Robert Vaughn's more humane treatment, the surgeon well versed in child psychology as father to three kids. Terence Stamp ably conveys the frustration, boredom, and finally sheer joy of first time experience, a difficult role that he carries off in entirely believable fashion. Only a few television airings preceded its fall into complete obscurity, a sad fate for Stamp compared to Cliff Robertson's Oscar-winning performance, but one that also deserves long neglected recognition.
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- kevinolzak
- 27 juill. 2022
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Das zweite Leben des Mr. Soames
- Lieux de tournage
- Pyrford Court, Ripley, Surrey, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(Hospital exteriors and grounds.)
- sociétés de production
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- Durée1 heure 38 minutes
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) officially released in India in English?
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