Butterfly on the Shoulder(1978)
On a stopover in Barcelona, Fériaud Roland discovers a corpse in the hotel room next door. He wakes up in a strange clinic without remembering who brought him there. The doctor insists he hallucinated, but it's not long before he obtains evidence that it wasn't a dream.
Movie: Butterfly on the Shoulder
Top 10 Billed Cast
Roland Fériaud
La femme à l’imperméable
Raphaël
Le docteur
Sonia
Le haut fonctionnaire
Michel Carrabo
La jeune femme
Le commissaire
Goma
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On a stopover in Barcelona, Fériaud Roland discovers a corpse in the hotel room next door. He wakes up in a strange clinic without remembering who brought him there. The doctor insists he hallucinated, but it's not long before he obtains evidence that it wasn't a dream.
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1978-05-03
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