Review of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) by Kate T — 31 May 2008

Excellent film de SF classique tirÃ© du non moins excellent livre de Richard MATHESON. Un rÃ©gal quand on a lu le livre ... adaptation trÃ¨s fidÃ¨le et une prouesse pour l'Ã©poque. I love you Richard ;).

This review of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) was written by Kate T on 31 May 2008.

The Incredible Shrinking Man has generally received very positive reviews.

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