Burning Up Inside

Burning Up Inside

Burning Up Inside

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Burning Up Inside

1979

1h 21m

4.8(19 votes)

Drama

Horror

Crime

Overview

The virgin daughter of an important business man is kidnapped in a nightclub by a couple working as sex slave traders aboard a ship. She, along with other abducted women, are given a drug that freezes their bodies into human statues.

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Comptoir Français du Film Production

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Susan Hemingway

Susan Hemingway

Jenny Goldstone

Brigitte Lahaie

Brigitte Lahaie

Lorna

Jean Ferrere

Al Pereira

Aida Vargas

Aida Vargas

Maria

Mel Rodrigo

Mr. Goldstone

Filo Lemoine

Robert

Didier Aubriot

Martine Fléty

Martine Fléty

Creative team

Directed by: Jesús Franco
Written by: Jesús Franco

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