| Devil in the Brain | |
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| Directed by | Sergio Sollima |
| Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Sergio Sollima |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aldo Scavarda |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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| Language | Italian |
Devil in the Brain (Italian : Il diavolo nel cervello) is a 1972 Italian psychological thriller film.
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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