Antique & Vintage Photographs

This is a silver gelatin photograph that is unmounted and is approximately 9½ x 7 inches (240x180mm).

It shows actor Dirk Bogarde in character as Longman, submerged in a water tank while wearing a dark rubber isolation suit and a complex full-face breathing mask. The dramatic lighting highlights the wet texture of the suit and the water surface against a dark background. The production code "T146-53" is written in white in the bottom right corner.

The reverse features a typed caption snipe that reads: "clad in a rubber suit and mask, longman (dirk bogarde) prepares to submerge himself in the water tank for his dangerous experiment in 'isolation'." The caption further identifies the film as "The mind benders," directed by Basil Dearden, and credits the photograph to George Courtney Ward.