The Brood

Director David Cronenberg
Year 1979
Run Time 92min
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.

Director

David Cronenberg

A Companion of the Order of Canada, Cronenberg is a legendary filmmaker and pioneer of the body horror genre. His directing credits include iconic films such as Scanners, Dead Ringers, Videodrome, and Crash, for which he won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed eXistenZ, Crimes of the Future, The Shrouds, and others. He has won over 80 awards, including the Golden Coach at Cannes, and lifetime achievement awards from TIFF and the DGC.

 

Writer

David Cronenberg

Cast

Art Hindle, Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar

Producers

Victor Solnicki, Claude Héroux, Pierre David

Genres

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Original Language

English