The Black Sleep

1956, 1h 22min -

In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement... Show more

"The Black Sleep" — movie produced in USA and released in 1956. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 22min. "The Black Sleep" is currently available to stream on Cultpix and for rent and to buy on Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!