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The Darker Side of Terror (1979)

NR · 1979-04-03 · 1h 36m · EN
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What happens when you create the world's first perfect human ... and he turns out to be your wife's perfect lover?

A psychological thriller about a research biologist who, angered when an associate is given a position over him based on stolen research findings, agrees to assist his former professor in a cloning experiment in which a duplicate of himself is created -- and which then, with a mind and will of its own, falls in love with the biologist's wife.

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Gus TrikonisDirectorJohn Herman ShanerWriterAl RamrusWriter

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Robert ForsterRobert ForsterProf. Paul Corwin / The CloneAdrienne BarbeauAdrienne BarbeauMargaret CorwinRay MillandRay MillandProf. MeredithDavid SheinerDavid SheinerProf. Sidney HillstromJohn LehneJohn LehneLt. MerholzDenise DuBarryDenise DuBarryAnn SweeneyJack De MaveJack De MaveRogerThomas BellinThomas BellinEd LinnickHeather HobbsHeather HobbsJennyEddie QuillanEddie QuillanWatchmanRaye SheffieldRaye SheffieldCloneRussell ShannonRussell ShannonGuard

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CloneScientistExperiment

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Genre affinityHorror · Science Fiction · Tv MovieTheme affinityClone · Scientist · ExperimentDirector preference271448Actor preference174750 · 253656 · 65293Country preferenceUsDecade preference1970

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What is The Darker Side of Terror about?

A psychological thriller about a research biologist who, angered when an associate is given a position over him based on stolen research findings, agrees to assist his former professor in a cloning experiment in which a duplicate of himself is created -- and which then, with a mind and will of its own, falls in love with the biologist's wife.

How long is The Darker Side of Terror?

The Darker Side of Terror has a runtime of 96 minutes.