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- ↑ Donald C. Willis (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films. Vol. 4. Scarecrow Press. p. 156. ISBN 0-8108-3055-8.
- ↑ "Ginette Leclerc". RealNetworks . Retrieved 21 October 2009.
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