The Collector of Brains
1981, French. Directed by Michel Subiela.
A young pianist is shocked when she witnesses a strange chess tournament with a robot. Could there be a gruesome secret behind this exhibition?
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Michel SubielaDirector
- Claude JadePenny Vanderwood
- François DunoyerLewis Armight
- André ReybazComte Saint-Germain
- Thierry MurzeauDiego
- Gisèle CasadesusMme Vanderwood
- Roger CrouzetVladieu
- Raoul GuilletLe président
- Jean-Claude SachotLe garçon de café
- Jean-Pierre GranetRobert Tournon
- Jacques RocchesaniLe gendarme
- Jean-Pierre HercéLe robot joueur d'échecs
- Yves MarcUn automate
Details
- Released
- 7 January 1981
- Original title
- Le Collectionneur de cerveaux
- Country
- France
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The Collector of Brains runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Which OTT platform is The Collector of Brains on?
The Collector of Brains isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 January 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Collector of Brains?
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Who directed The Collector of Brains?
The Collector of Brains (1981) was directed by Michel Subiela and stars Claude Jade, François Dunoyer, André Reybaz.