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The Black Sleep

1956·1h 22m·Approved
HorrorSci-Fi
IMDb Rating
★ 6.0/10
2,357 votes

A Gypsy supplies a Victorian surgeon with practice patients.

The Black Sleep is a 1956 horror sci-fi movie directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Basil Rathbone. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 2,357 votes and runs 1h 22m.

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Director
Reginald Le Borg
Stars
John Carradine
Lon Chaney Jr.
Basil Rathbone
Akim Tamiroff
Details
1956-06-01
82 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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