A really silly movie that is so dumb you can't help but feel affection for it. Dana Andrews at first seems to be hilariously miscast as a Nazi scientist living in London with some Nazi officers in the basement he's trying to revive... but after a while I got used to him, even if his role would have been better played by Vincent Price or Peter Cushing.
His life is complicated by some nagging Nazis, amputated limbs that are still alive, his niece and her friend... who has her head lopped off and kept alive. This actually is quite upsetting to see - a poor head just sitting there, not having any fun.
It's one of a number of quirks that keep this interesting; others include Andrews, Edward Fox as Andrews' brother (I thought it was a look alike but no it was actually Edward Fox), the head having telepathy with her friend, the sight of Andrews being attacked by severed arms. It's not very well directed, there's not enough plot action - too much poking around in the basemen, and a really dull male lead.
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