Mindbender (film)

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Mindbender is a 1994 film about Uri Geller directed by Ken Russell. [1]

It had its premiere in 1994. [2] Geller later said "Ken Russell's version was great but very exaggerated." [3]

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References

  1. Company Town What This Show Needs Are Awards For a New Image, the Film Market Could Honor What Its Folks Do Best: [Home Edition] Bates, James. Los Angeles Times 28 Feb 1995: 4.
  2. A Life of the Mind Ben-David, Calev. The Jerusalem Report ; Jerusalem (Sep 8, 1994): 46.
  3. Uri Geller wants Johnny Depp to play him in his biopic The Hindustan Times 10 June 2006: n/a.