Devil in the Brain

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Devil in the Brain
Il diavolo nel cervello.jpg
Directed by Sergio Sollima
Written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Sergio Sollima
Starring
Cinematography Aldo Scavarda
Music by Ennio Morricone
Release date
13 April 1972
LanguageItalian

Devil in the Brain (Italian : Il diavolo nel cervello) is a 1972 Italian psychological thriller film.

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Plot

Oscar Minno returns from working several years overseas and looks up his old flame Sandra. Sandra is widowed and lives in a childlike mental state on her family's estate, cared for by the overprotective Countess de Blanc. Sandra's son, Ricky, is suspected of having killed his father, Fabrizio, as well as a vagrant trespassing on the estate. Ricky is then sent to a reform school run by nuns. Oscar's doctor friend believes that Ricky is mentally fit and begins to suspect that there is much more to the story. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Antonio Bruschini (1992). Profonde tenebre: il cinema thrilling italiano, 1962-1982. Granata, 1992. ISBN   88-7248-039-6.
  2. "Il Diavolo nel Cervello". Italian Horror Movies. Retrieved 22 November 2011.