The Sorcerers

John Chard

2020-07-13

⭐ 8

Ecstasy with no consequence. The Sorcerers is directed by Michael Reeves who also co-writes the screenplay with Tom Baker from an original idea written by John Burke. It stars Boris Karloff, Ian Ogilvy, Catherine Lacey, Victor Henry and Elizabeth Ercy. Music is by Paul Ferris and cinematography by Stanley A. Long. When aged scientist Marcus Monserrat (Karloff) tries a new hypnosis machine on bored young man Mike Roscoe (Ogilvy), he and his wife find they can control his actions and experience what he is experiencing. Initially this breakthrough is a rewarding one, but Marcus' wife Estell…

Wuchak

2022-05-23

⭐ 7

**_Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely_** In London, an elderly husband & wife (Boris Karloff & Catherine Lacey) test their new mesmerizing device on a young man (Ian Ogilvy) and find that they are able to control his behavior. While this may be a scientific breakthrough, is it ethical? Elizabeth Ercy and Victor Henry play the guy’s friends. With a title like "The Sorcerers" (1967) you might think it’s about wizards in the distant past, but it’s actually a sci-fi/horror set in modern London made by a minor rival of Hammer films. I heard a critic lambaste the flick for w…