Shivers
Being Terrified is Just the Beginning!
1975 · 88 min · ★ 6.4 · Horror, Science Fiction
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Directed by David Cronenberg · Written by David Cronenberg
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Paul Hampton Roger St. Luc -
Joe Silver Rollo Linsky -
Lynn Lowry Nurse Forsythe -
Allan Kolman Nicholas Tudor - S Susan Petrie Janine Tudor
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Barbara Steele Betts -
Ronald Mlodzik Merrick -
Barry Baldaro Detective Heller - C Camil Ducharme Mr. Guilbault
- H Hanna Poznanska Mrs. Guilbault
- W Wally Martin Doorman
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Vlasta Vrana Kresimer Sviben
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