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Beasts: The Dummy (1976)

Name: Beasts: The Dummy
Director: Don Leaver
Genre: Drama, Misterio, Monsters
Released: 1976
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Bernard Horsfall, Clive Swift, Glyn Houston, Thorley Walters, Lillias Walker

1976 · Don Leaver · 60 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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A washed-up actor has a nervous breakdown and believes that he really is the movie monster that he has been hired to play. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.

A 1976 title built around Drama, Misterio and Monsters. Directed by Don Leaver.

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Beasts: The Dummy (1976)

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