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The Amputee(1974)
Status: Released
Date: 1974-01-01
51%
131 Votes
Time: 0h 6m
Overview:
A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way. [The Amputee was produced in order to test two different black and white video stocks for the American Film Institute. There are therefore two different versions of the film, each using the same script but shot on different stocks and differing in other incidental ways in terms of performance, sound design and duration. This is Version 1.]
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Lynch Films
Movie: The Amputee
Top 2 Billed Cast
Catherine E. Coulson
The Amputee
David Lynch
The Nurse
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A double amputee attempts to write a letter while her nurse gets in the way. [The Amputee was produced in order to test two different black and white video stocks for the American Film Institute. There are therefore two different versions of the film, each using the same script but shot on different stocks and differing in other incidental ways in terms of performance, sound design and duration. This is Version 1.]
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1974-01-01
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