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Devil in the Brain is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Sergio Sollima with Stefania Sandrelli

Devil in the Brain (1972)

Il diavolo nel cervello

Devil in the Brain
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Length 1h46
Directed by
OriginItalie
Genres Thriller
Rating64% 3.2325953.2325953.2325953.2325953.232595

Devil in the Brain (Italian: Il diavolo nel cervello) is an Italian psychological thriller movie.

Synopsis

A child suspected of having killed his father, is imprisoned in a mental hospital. A doctor, finding him mentally healthy, began to suspect another truth.

Actors

Stefania Sandrelli

(Sandra Garces)
Keir Dullea

(Oscar Minno)
Micheline Presle

(Countess Claudia Osio De Blanc)
Maurice Ronet

(Fabrizio Garces)
Tino Buazzelli

(Doctor Emilio Bontempi)
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