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The Man Who Sleeps

1974·1h 17m
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
5,686 votes

A 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness.

The Man Who Sleeps is a 1974 drama movie directed by Bernard Queysanne, starring Ludmila Mikaël, Jacques Spiesser. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 5,686 votes and runs 1h 17m.

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Director
Bernard Queysanne
Stars
Ludmila Mikaël
Jacques Spiesser
Creators
Georges Perec
Details
1974-04-24
77 min
Movie
★ France, Tunisia
★ French
Keywords
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