Boris Karloff: The Sorcerers

Boris Karloff seen in one of his last great roles as a psychiatrist who has found a method (including some very 60's looking machinery) of sharing another person's experiences and even controlling their actions. It all goes horrible wrong, of course, as his wife starts to take over their subject. Karloff, as you can see for yourself here, is magnificent, and so is Catherine Lacey as his wife. Ian Ogilvy is their handsome young subject whose life falls apart as the old couple takes over his mind. It's an uneven film, directed by Michael Reeves who later made Witchfinder General, lots of 60's London atmosphere, a bit like Peeping Tom or Blow-Up. Karloff is a joy, and his performance foreshadows his brilliant "Byron Orlok" in Targets a couple of years later.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Boris
• Karloff
• Catherine
• Lacey
• Ian
• Ogilvy
• Michael
• Reeves
• The
• Sorcerers
• London
• sixties
• Witchfinder
• General

[hardtimesincountry]

@horselaverda: Well if you have £10-15 you can - it's available via amazon.co.uk

It's a great little movie - wonderful performances from Catherine Lacey and Ian Ogilvy too.

[exgroupiefromelmont1]

@Pinhead222 I THINK THE MOVIE YOU MEAN WAS the company of wolves..THERE IS ONE SEQUENCE WHERE THIS VERY PREGNANT GAL SHOWS UP AT AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S WDDING..SHE IS SNUBBED BY HIM, HIS BRIDE AND THE GUESTS...SHE TURNS TO A MIRROR ...AND..boing!! THEY TURN INTO a combo of pig-wolves!! LOL!! GREAT MOVIE WITH LOTS OF SEXUAL CONNOTATIONS...

[exgroupiefromelmont1]

great mod movie...mod people..mod clothes and the incomparable BORIS KARLOFF!!

[MediaWatchDawg]

@almnazl1 Yes.

[almnazl1]

this old man hi is frankenstein right

[horselaverda]

this is a great film,wish i could buy it

[Nachtovision]

Very nice print, I must say.

[SUPERMEDIABROTHERS6]

awsome!

[RALPHCCARSUN]

This film is possibly out of print. I'll pay anything for information on how to purchase this print. Hope someone knows how.

[SmileyCrossbones]

Arisztid Oltz...one of Bela Lugosi's stage names?