Ad Astra: Cinematic Hypnotism
“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.
Carnal Circuit (1969)
We follow the Journal reporter Paulo whose close friend mysteriously been taken out of the way and it's now up to Paulo to figure out who the culprits are. The film is set in a drug-scented and "swinging" Los Angeles, where orgies and violence seem to be commonplace, and it soon appears that Paulo is on someone's hit list.
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We follow the Journal reporter Paulo whose close friend mysteriously been taken out of the way and it's now up to Paulo to figure out who the culprits are. The film is set in a drug-scented and "swinging" Los Angeles, where orgies and violence seem to be commonplace, and it soon appears that Paulo is on someone's hit list.
Rating:R
Genre:Horror, Crime
Written By:Carlo Romano, Lianella Carell, Alberto De Martino, Vincenzo Mannino
In Theaters:1/1/1969
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Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:Corona, Empire Films, Hape Film
Cast
Alberto De Martino
Director
Dorothy Malone
Vanessa Brighton
Robert Hoffmann
Paolo Sartori
Luciana Paluzzi
Mary Sullivan
Frank Wolff
Frank Donovan
John Ireland
Richard Salinger
Roger Fritz
Giulio Lamberti
Romina Power
Gloria Brighton
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Luisa Lamberti
Ini Assmann
Salinger's secretary
Rainer Basedow
Donovan's henchman
Elena Persiani
Clelia
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