Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

6.4IMDb Score
Released:1973-01-18
Duration:91 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Alain Jessua
Actors:Annie Girardot, Alain Delon, Robert Hirsch, Michel Duchaussoy, Anna Gaylor
Production:Belstar Productions, A.J. Films
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Overview:

Hélène Masson visits her friend Gérôme Savignat in the isolated rejuvenation clinic owned by Dr. Devilers and his partner Dr. Berbard. But after a series of tragic events, Hélène goes further in her investigation of the clinic.

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