The Machine
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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?
Release Date : 1994-05-28
Language :French
Adult : false
Status : Released
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Production Country : FranceGermany
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Cast
Character Name : Dr. Marc Lacroix
Original Name : Gérard Depardieu
Gender : Male
Character Name : Marie Lacroix
Original Name : Nathalie Baye
Gender : Female
Character Name : Michel Zyto
Original Name : Didier Bourdon
Gender : Male
Character Name : Marianne
Original Name : Natalia Wörner
Gender : Female
Character Name : A nurse
Original Name : Julie Depardieu
Gender : Female
Character Name : Hugues
Original Name : Claude Berri
Gender : Male
Character Name : Léonard Lacroix
Original Name : Erwan Baynaud
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le gardien
Original Name : Marc Andréoni
Gender : Male
Character Name : Un infirmier
Original Name : Alain Azerot
Gender : Male
Character Name : Le patient
Original Name : Wilfred Benaïche
Gender : Male
Character Name : Martial
Original Name : Christian Bujeau
Gender : Male
Character Name : Marie-Thérèse
Original Name : Patty Hannock
Gender : Female
Character Name : Le réceptionniste
Original Name : Arsène Jiroyan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Cédric
Original Name : Christian Ruché
Gender : Male
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