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The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1960)
Directed by Jean Renoir
Overview
Dr. Cordelier, living in a suburb of Paris, withdraws from society to pursue research into the functioning of the human brain. His lifelong friend, Maître Joly, becomes concerned when Cordelier draws up a will that bequeaths his entire estate to a stranger, Monsieur Opale; he cannot understand why Cordelier defends him, considering Opale attacks women and children. After a colleague is killed, Joly confronts Cordelier and discovers the truth behind his friend’s behavior.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Jean-Louis Barrault | Teddy Bilis | Michel Vitold | Sylviane Margollé | Jacques Danoville | André Certes | Jean-Pierre Granval | Jean Bertho | Jacques Ciron | Annick Allières | Dominique Dangon | Jean Topart | Micheline Gary | Céline Sales | Jacqueline Morane | Ghislaine Dumont | Madeleine Marion | Didier d'Yd | Primerose Perret | Raymond Jourdan | Jaque Catelain | Régine Blaess | Gaston Modot | Jacqueline Frot | Monique Theffo | Claude Bourlon | Raymone | Françoise Boyer