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The Raging Moon (1971)
Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.
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Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence home. But this doesn't slow his lust for life. Then he meets Jill and has to think about the effects of disability.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Bryan Forbes
In Theaters:9/29/1971
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Runtime:111 minutes
Studio:EMI Films
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