# Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

> A skeptical ex-spy’s routine delivery plunges him into a flamboyant Cold War conspiracy financed by a Texan billionaire.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2788

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Ken Russell
- Cast: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oskar Homolka, Françoise Dorléac, Guy Doleman, Vladek Sheybal, Milo Sperber
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061405/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, sardonic, psychedelic, classic spy film night, cold war movie marathon

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