The Machine (1994)
Overview
This deftly made French psychological thriller terrifies with its exploration of an experiment gone horribly wrong. Dr. Marc Lacroix, a psychiatrist specializing in brain functions, is obsessed with the link between mind and spirit. To find his link he studies the criminally insane. He builds a secret machine, known only to his mistress Marianne, in which he hopes to exchange minds between humans. He simultaneously wants to help the mentally ill recover, and he wants to experience their madness. He chooses the psychotic killer, Zyto, a man who stabbed at least three women, for his experiment. The initial experiment is successful and the two exchange minds. But trouble ensues when Zyto refuses to reverse the switch. There is little Marc can do when Zyto takes over Marc's life, and more ominously his wife and child whom are unknowingly in mortal danger. Marc, encased in Zyto's body, is returned to the asylum. Will Marc's wife recognize the danger? Will Zyto kill again?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.716 |
Directed By
François Dupeyron
Crew
François Dupeyron
René Belletto
François Dupeyron
Michel Portal
Patrick Bordier
Bernard Bouix
René Cleitman
Ingrid Windisch
Dietrich Lohmann
Noëlle Boisson
Jeanne Biras
Carlos Conti
Elisabeth Tavernier
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Pierre Gamet
Gérard Lamps
Nadine Muse
Jean-Noël Yven
TOP CAST
Gérard Depardieu
Dr. Marc Lacroix
Nathalie Baye
Marie Lacroix
Didier Bourdon
Michel Zyto
Natalia Wörner
Marianne
Julie Depardieu
A nurse
Claude Berri
Hugues
Erwan Baynaud
Léonard Lacroix
Marc Andréoni
Le gardien
Alain Azerot
Un infirmier
Wilfred Benaïche
Le patient
Christian Bujeau
Martial
Patty Hannock
Marie-Thérèse
Arsène Jiroyan
Le réceptionniste
Christian Ruché
Cédric
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