Review of The Beast Within (1982) by Crazy R — 03 Dec 2008

My God! Tout un tacheron ce Philippe Mora la! J'avais trouve ce film mediocre lors de sa sortie initiale et, 26 ans plus tard, c'est pas mieux quoique je me suis surpris a le regarder de debut jusqu'a la fin...

This review of The Beast Within (1982) was written by Crazy R on 03 Dec 2008.

The Beast Within has generally received mixed reviews.

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