The Hypnotic Eye

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The Hypnotic Eye is a 1960 American horror film about a sadistic hypnotist who uses his powers to compel women into self-mutilation.

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The Crawling Eye 2
The Hypnotic Eye canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
horror film
basedOn original screenplay
character Dave Kennedy
Desmond
Justine
cinematographyBy Jacques R. Marquette
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George Blair
distributor Allied Artists Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States
editedBy Irving M. Schoenberg
featuredGimmickDescription Audience members were invited to participate in on-screen hypnotic experiments promoted as HypnoMagic.
filmRating Not Rated
format black-and-white
genre horror
psychological horror
hasMarketingGimmick HypnoMagic
hasPosterTagline "The thrill spectacle of the year!"
hasTheme hypnosis
mind control
sadism
violence against women
musicBy Paul Dunlap
originalLanguage English
partOf American black-and-white horror films of the 1960s
plotSummary A sadistic stage hypnotist uses his powers to compel women into acts of self-mutilation, while police investigate a series of bizarre attacks.
producer Ben Schwalb
productionCompany Allied Artists Pictures
releaseDate 1960-02-27
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter Garth W. Crabtree
Gordon Urquhart
setting Los Angeles
starring Allison Hayes
Guy Prescott
Jacques Bergerac
Joe Patridge
Lawrence Dobkin
Marcia Henderson
Merry Anders
storyBy Garth W. Crabtree
Gordon Urquhart
timePeriodOfWork 1960s American cinema
yearOfRelease 1960

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Jacques Bergerac notableWork The Hypnotic Eye
Jennifer Jayne notableWork The Hypnotic Eye
this entity surface form: The Crawling Eye
Forrest Tucker notableWork The Hypnotic Eye
this entity surface form: The Crawling Eye