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Archive record / 7419

The Black Sleep

1956 / Directed by Reginald Le Borg / 82 minutes
The film / Synopsis

Sir Joel Cadman, a mad scientist, kidnaps his victims and cuts open their brains in an effort to discover a means to cure his wife's brain tumor. As he descends deeper into madness, the lines blur between science and horror.

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