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Devil in the Brain(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-04-13
57%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
Overview:
Oscar is trying to re-establish an affair with Sandra, a disturbed young woman. Having found her husband Fabrizio shot dead and her young son Ricky standing beside him with a gun, Sandra suffered a complete breakdown and now lives in isolation with her protective mother. The latter saved the young boy from recrimination by placing the gun in his father's hand, making it seem like he committed suicide. However, things are not what they seem...
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
France,
Italy
ProductionCompanies:
Verona Produzione
Marianne Productions
Universal Productions France
Movie: Devil in the Brain
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stefania Sandrelli
Sandra Garces
Keir Dullea
Oscar Minno
Micheline Presle
Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc
Tino Buazzelli
Doctor Emilio Bontempi
Renato Cestiè
Riccardo 'Ricky' Garces
Maurice Ronet
Fabrizio Garces
Orchidea De Santis
Caterina
Gaia Germani
Bianca Molteni
Gabriella Lepori
Sunbather on Terrace
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Overview
Oscar is trying to re-establish an affair with Sandra, a disturbed young woman. Having found her husband Fabrizio shot dead and her young son Ricky standing beside him with a gun, Sandra suffered a complete breakdown and now lives in isolation with her protective mother. The latter saved the young boy from recrimination by placing the gun in his father's hand, making it seem like he committed suicide. However, things are not what they seem...
Release Date
1972-04-13
Average
5.667
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
Genres
Languages:
Italiano
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