This is a rather nasty effort from director Michael Reeves but original and inventive. It also gives an authentic flavour of Swinging London .
Boris Karloff looking all his eighty years is Professor Marcus Monserrat, a medical hypnotist who has devised a way to enter minds and control them with the aid of his wife Estelle ( Catherine Lacey ). They find a subject in the arrogant and bored young man Mike Roscoe ( Ian Ogilvy ). Marcus wants to use his findings for good but Estelle is enjoying feeling the sensations of youth and wants to take things further.
Elisabeth Ercy ( as Nicole )
Sex : Nicole strips down to her underwear for a swim
Death : Survives
Elisabeth was a German actress who worked mostly in France. She had disappeared by the end of the sixties.She is now 73.
Sally Sheridan ( as Laura Ladd )
Sex : No
Death : Throttled by Roscoe
Sally was more of a TV actress. She became the girlfriend of Telly Savalas and bore his son Nick. She retired at the end of the seventies to raise her family but returned to acting in the nineties as well as running a talent agency. She has been largely inactive since 2006. She is now 70.
Susan George ( as Audrey Woods )
Sex : Audrey wears a short tight dress exposing her knickers
Death : Stabbed to death by Roscoe
Susan was just 16 and a rising star when she made this. She relished controversial parts including the notorious Straw Dogs which won her some Hollywood roles in the seventies. Along with actor husband Simon McCorkindale, she became a successful horse breeder. Since a stint in Eastenders in 2001, her appearances have become rarer but she has a couple of films in post-production. She is now 67.
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