An aging hypnotist's invention turns a young man into a puppet for his wife's sinister pleasures.
THE SORCERERS
Boris Karloff He Turns Them On…He Turns Them Off…to live…love…die or KILL!
An aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts.
Quick Answer
The Sorcerers is a 1967 United Kingdom horror and science fiction film directed by Michael Reeves about an elderly hypnotist and his wife who use a mind-control device to manipulate a young man for their own vicarious experiences.
Programmer's Pick
Boris Karloff trades Frankenstein's lab for a swinging London living room, but the mad science remains. Michael Reeves delivers low-budget psychotronics with hypnotic menace, as mind control meets miniskirts and nightclub decadence.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Michael Reeves
- Writers
- Tom Baker, Michael Reeves, John Burke
- Release
- 1967
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
Why This Matters
Directed by Michael Reeves and featuring Boris Karloff, this British science-fiction horror film explores themes of mind control and generational conflict, and was released by Tigon British Film Productions to generally positive critical reception.
Cast & Crew
View all →Why Cult
The film centers on a hypnotic invention that lets its users control and feel another's experiences—a sinister sci-fi twist.
Horror legend Boris Karloff brings gravitas to a mad professor role set amid 1960s London youth culture.
The narrative explores the moral fallout when a repressed wife uses mind control to indulge in crime and thrill-seeking.
A psychotronic British indie melding horror and science fiction, filled with bar bands, miniskirts, and nightclub intrigue.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Testing hypnosis device on Mike
Mind control by Monserrats
Mike manipulated into crimes and violence
Swinging London and its nightclubs
Questions from the Vault
Who directed The Sorcerers? +
The Sorcerers was directed by Michael Reeves.
How long is The Sorcerers? +
The Sorcerers has a runtime of 87 minutes.
What genre is The Sorcerers? +
The Sorcerers is a horror and science fiction film.
Where can I watch The Sorcerers? +
You can watch The Sorcerers on SassyFlix.
How do Marcus and Estelle experience Mike's actions? +
They use Marcus's hypnosis device, which allows them to both control Mike and feel everything he experiences, even over distance.
What makes Estelle abuse the device? +
Estelle, wanting to make up for lost time and experience new thrills, persuades Marcus to continue controlling Mike for increasingly reckless and criminal acts.