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The Brood (1979)
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A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation. Director:David CronenbergWriter:David Cronenberg |
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Cast
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| Oliver Reed | ... |
Dr. Hal Raglan
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| Samantha Eggar | ... | ||
| Art Hindle | ... |
Frank Carveth
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Henry Beckman | ... |
Barton Kelly
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Nuala Fitzgerald | ... |
Juliana Kelly
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| Cindy Hinds | ... |
Candice Carveth
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| Susan Hogan | ... |
Ruth Mayer
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Gary McKeehan | ... |
Mike Trellan
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Michael Magee | ... |
Inspector
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Robert A. Silverman | ... |
Jan Hartog
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Joseph Shaw | ... |
Coroner
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Larry Solway | ... |
Lawyer
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Reiner Schwartz | ... |
Dr. Birkin
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Felix Silla | ... |
Creature
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John Ferguson | ... |
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Storyline
A man's wife is under the care of an eccentric and unconventional psychologist who uses innovative and theatrical techniques to breach the psychological blocks in his patients. When their daughter comes back from a visit with her mother and is covered with bruises and welts, the father attempts to bar his wife from seeing the daughter but faces resistance from the secretive psychologist. Meanwhile, the wife's mother and father are attacked by strangely deformed children, and the man begins to suspect a connection with the psychologist's methods. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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The Ultimate Experience Of Inner Terror See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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David Cronenberg's The Brood See more »Box Office
Budget:
$CAD1,400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Elgin International Films Ltd., Mutual Productions Ltd. See more »
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Technical Specs
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| Canada:Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
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1.85 : 1
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David Cronenberg wrote the film following the tumultuous divorce and child-custody battle he waged against Margaret Hindson. Cronenberg also said that Samantha Eggar's character, Nola Carveth, possessed some of the characteristics of his ex-wife. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the climactic scenes at the shed, the blood stains on the lapel of Frank's jacket disappear and reappear. See more »Quotes
Juliana Kelly: Thirty seconds after you're born you have a past and sixty seconds after that you begin to lie to yourself about it.See more »
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