The Oval Portrait(1973)
A Haunting Tale of Love from Beyond the Grave!
A woman finds herself possessed by the soul of another woman trapped inside a painting. Based on a work by Edgar Allan Poe, aka The Oval Portrait.
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A woman finds herself possessed by the soul of another woman trapped inside a painting. Based on a work by Edgar Allan Poe, aka The Oval Portrait.
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1973-01-01
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A Haunting Tale of Love from Beyond the Grave!
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