Theimpressivetitleworkistheviewer'sfirstcluethatproducerWilliamAllandanddirectorEugeneLouriesqueezedconsiderableartistryandstylefromashoestringbudget.Lookpasttheeconomiclimitations;thesuspensefulandimaginativestoryinvolvesthedeathofahumanitariangeniuswhosefather(afamoussurgeon)andbrother(aroboticsexpert)teamuptokeepthegenius'brainaliveinarobotbody(welldesignedbyaceeffectsartistJohnP.Fulton).Thefilm'smessageconcernsthenatureofthesoulandtherolewhichphysicalsensationsplayinmakinghumansacthumane.OtheraffectsbyFultonincludeoneofsci-ficinema'sbestdeathrays.Allinall,amovingandintelligentmovie