The Sandman

The Sandman

1981 · 77 min · ★ 2.0 · Horror, TV Movie

A young student, haunted by the memory of a mysterious figure called Coppelius who killed his father, starts to slowly lose his mind when he encounters an emotionless woman that is actually an automata, as well as a weird salesman who actually could be the man responsible for his father's death.

Directed by Giulio Questi · Written by Mauro Marchesini

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