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Schizoid

Schizoid

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Schizoid

"Hide the Scissors."

1980

1h 29m

5.2(59 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

When Dr. Pieter Fales' patients start receiving ominous letters and getting murdered by an unknown black-clad assailant, he and his daughter both come under suspicion.

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Production Companies

The Cannon Group

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Dr. Pieter Fales

Donna Wilkes

Alison Fales

Marianna Hill

Marianna Hill

Julie

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson

Doug

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Donahue

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Jake

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Gilbert

Flo Lawrence

Flo Lawrence

Pat

Kiva Lawrence

Rosemary

Claude Duvernoy

Françoise

Creative team

Directed by: David Paulsen
Written by: David Paulsen
Produced by: Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan

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