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Quick Info

Rating

4.8/10

Release1972

Runtime1h 30m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Plata Cinematografica

14 Luglio Cinematografica

Movie

Tropic of Cancer

1972

1h 30m

4.8

Thriller

Horror

Synopsis

A couple on holiday in Haiti become involved in a series of savage murders linked to a doctors a new invention, a drug with extreme side effects.

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