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The Big Cube

The Big Cube

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The Big Cube

"Johnny was a medical student who did it all with his chemistry set. And the things he did weren't very nice... weren't very nice... weren't very nice... weren't very nice."

1969

1h 38m

4.3(20 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A young woman and her drug addict boyfriend plot to drive the woman's stepmother insane with LSD in a plot to secure an inheritance.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Adriana Roman

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Johnny Allen

Richard Egan

Richard Egan

Frederick Lansdale

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Charles Winthrop

Karin Mossberg

Karin Mossberg

Lisa Winthrop

Pamela Rodgers

Pamela Rodgers

Bibi

Carlos East

Carlos East

Lalo

Augusto Benedico

Augusto Benedico

Dr. Lorenz

Víctor Junco

Víctor Junco

Delacroix

Norma Herrera

Norma Herrera

Stella

Creative team

Directed by: Tito Davison
Written by: Tito Davison
Edmundo Báez
Produced by: Francisco Diez Barroso
Lindsley Parsons

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