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Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 85 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Albert Zugsmith
- Starring
- Vincent Price, Nobuko Miyamoto, John Fujioka, Ralph Ahn, Richard Loo, Angelo Rossitto
Vincent Price leads this early‑1960s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey’s thriller, portraying an opium‑addedicted protagonist who becomes entangled in a puzzling crime set against the shadowy streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown. The film blends suspenseful mystery with a moody, period backdrop, inviting viewers to step beyond ordinary imagination.
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