Mind Of Mr. Soames (1970, U.S.A./U.K.)

This fascinating sci-fi thriller prefigures the rise of reality television and modern day questions of medical ethics, as the progress of a recently awakened coma victim is nationally televised. John Soames (Terence Stamp) has been surgically awakened by the neurosurgeon Michael Bergen (Robert Vaughn) and then goes through a rigorous training program to cram thirty years of education and experience into a few weeks’ time. Will this experiment prove successful or will Soames’ accelerated education neglect the essentials of true maturity?