A Beast with Two Backs

A Beast with Two Backs

1968 · 71 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, TV Movie

A young local girl is murdered by a mentally disturbed youth, but the villagers blame a stranger, an Italian traveling showman and his bear, rather than see the rot in their own camp.

Directed by Lionel Harris · Written by Dennis Potter

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