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6.7IMDb Score
Released:1981-01-14
Duration:103 min
Country:Canada
Director:David Cronenberg
Actors:Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane
Production:Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada

Overview:

A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.

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