Crucible of Terror

Crucible of Terror

Year: 1972

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Ted Hooker

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Obsessed with capturing beauty in bronze, a sculptor murders a young woman to use her body as his perfect model. Years later, within the isolated manor where he works, a group of strangers find themselves ensnared in a relentless cycle of revenge, murder and terror.

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