Companions in Nightmare

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Companions in Nightmare

1968

1h 40m

5.3(4 votes)

Mystery

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TV Movie

Overview

One of the patients in a group-therapy session conducted by a famous psychiatrist is a murderer.

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15 members

Acting

Gig Young

Eric Nicholson

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Anne Baxter

Carlotta Mauridge

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Patrick O'Neal

Jeremy Siddack

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Dana Wynter

Julie Klanton

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Leslie Nielsen

Dr. Neesden

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Melvyn Douglas

Dr. Lawrence Strelson

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William Redfield

Richard Lyle

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Bettye Ackerman

Sara Nicholson

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Louis Gossett Jr.

Lt. Adam McKay

Acting

Stacy Harris

Phillip Rootes

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Thomas Bellin

Det. Cort

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Greg Mullavey

Man in Funeral Parlor

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David Fresco

David

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Connie Hunter

Waitress

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Syl Lamont

Cab Driver

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