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The contemporary setting works against the kind of tale that was even a bit silly in the pre-heart-transplant era.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Corruption
where will the bodies turn up next? ...under a car seat? ...in a valise? ...or in a deep-freeze?
1968 · 1h 31m · R
Horror
Directed by
Robert Hartford-Davis
Overview
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.
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