Confessions of an Opium Eater

Confessions of an Opium Eater

★ 5.7IMDb Score
Released:1962-06-20
Duration:85 min
Director:Albert Zugsmith
Actors:Vincent Price, Linda Ho, Richard Loo, June Kyoto Lu, Philip Ahn
Production:Photoplay Productions

Overview:

Vincent Price stars in this early '60s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey's thriller about an opium addict trying to solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.

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