The Adventures of Eddie Turley (1987)
Overview
Poetic sci-fi film as an homage to Cinema, Cocteau, Goodis and to American B-series of the 1940s. Constructed exclusively on photograms in black and white and freely inspired on Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.788 |
Directed By
Gérard Courant
Crew
Gérard Courant
Gérard Courant
Gérard Courant
Gérard Courant
Véronique Failliot
Bertrand Bourgoin
Gérard Courant
Jean-René Failliot
TOP CAST
Philippe Dubuquoy
Eddie Turley
Françoise Michaud
Lola
Joël Barbouth
Akim
Mariola San Martin
Mariola
Lucia Fioravanti
Lucia
Joseph Morder
Dr. Morlock
Gérard Tallet
Dr. Jander
F.J. Ossang
Dr. Rock
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