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The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Amid the craggy, dusty hills of southern France, a woman screams in the night. Gorgeous Melissa Comfort, a wealthy heiress confined to a wheelchair since birth, cries out in her nightmares, terrified of a dream that comes night after night. In this night terror, she's 10-years-old. Running from a man who may or may not be her father.
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Amid the craggy, dusty hills of southern France, a woman screams in the night. Gorgeous Melissa Comfort, a wealthy heiress confined to a wheelchair since birth, cries out in her nightmares, terrified of a dream that comes night after night. In this night terror, she's 10-years-old. Running from a man who may or may not be her father.
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Genre:Horror, Drama
Written By:Jesús Franco
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Runtime:81 minutes
Studio:Manacoa Films
Cast
Jesús Franco
Director
William Berger
Dr. Orloff
Montserrat Prous
Melissa Comfort
Edmund Purdom
Inspector Crosby
Loreta Tovar
Martha Comfort
Robert Woods
Sweet Davey Brown
Lina Romay
Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
Kali Hansa
Lady Flora Comfort
Joaquín Blanco
Agent Michel
José Manuel Martín
Albert Mathews
Jaume Picas
Sir Henry Robert Comfort
Jesús Franco
Lord Comfort (uncredited)
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