Review of BUtterfield 8 (1960) by Private U — 08 Aug 2007

The so called climax turned out to be highly anti-climactic.

This review of BUtterfield 8 (1960) was written by Private U on 08 Aug 2007.

BUtterfield 8 has generally received mixed reviews.

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