Escapement (1958)
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SWEET-FLESHED BEAUTY BECOMES DOCILE OF DEMONIACAL MONSTER!
An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual imagery in the minds of patients, ostensibly to help them relax.
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Rod CameronJeff Keenan
Mary MurphyRuth Vance
Meredith EdwardsDoctor Maxwell
Peter IllingPaul Zakon
Carl JaffeDoctor Hoff
Kay CallardLaura Maxwell
Carl DueringBloreRoberta HubyVerna BerteauxFelix FeltonCommissaire
Larry CrossBrad SomersCarlo BorelliSignore KalliniJohn McCarthyClark DenverKeywords
MurderAccidental deathDream sequenceBrainwashingFistfightGun fightElectronic music scoreInsurance investigatorMind alterationApparent suicidePsychiatric clinicInduced dreamsCerebral hemorrhage
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Genre affinityCrime · Mystery · Science FictionTheme affinityMurder · Accidental Death · Dream SequenceNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference342288 · 757401Actor preference323435 · 319280 · 349762
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Frequently asked questions about Escapement
What is Escapement about?
An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual imagery in the minds of patients, ostensibly to help them relax.
How long is Escapement?
Escapement has a runtime of 80 minutes.