Brainwashing the cybernetic spectator: The Ipcress File , 1960s cinematic spectacle and the sciences of mind
History of the Human Sciences July 1, 2017 Marcia Holmes 9 citations
This article argues that the mid-1960s saw a dramatic shift in how ‘brainwashing’ was popularly imagined, reflecting Anglo-American developments in the sciences of mind as well as shifts in mass media culture. The 1965 British film The Ipcress File (dir. Sidney J. Furie, starr. Michael Caine) provides a rich case for exploring these interconnections between mind control, mind science and media,...