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Someone Behind the Door

Someone Behind the Door

No memory, no name, no mind: This man will act out someone else's insanity and revenge.

19715.41h 33m

Overview

A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.

Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Written by Jacques Robert, Nicolas Gessner, Marc Behm
Produced by Maurice Jacquin, Raymond Danon, Nicolas Gessner
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Top Cast

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

The Stranger

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Laurence Jeffries

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Frances Jeffries

Henri Garcin

Henri Garcin

Paul Damien

Agathe Natanson

Agathe Natanson

Lucy

André Penvern

André Penvern

Intern

Denise Péronne

Denise Péronne

Nurse

Carl Studer

Carl Studer

Fisherman (as Carl J. Studer)

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Silvana Blasi

Mrs. Evans

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Adriano Magistretti

Andrew

Themes & Keywords

infidelityamnesiadramaticintense

About Someone Behind the Door

Someone Behind the Door is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1971 exploring themes of infidelity, amnesia, dramatic, intense. Directed by Nicolas Gessner, it stars Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland. A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.

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