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Disfigurement Major 
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Mr.
Sardonicus (1961) |
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In the
beginning
there
is the count whose face is fixed in the image of a death mask.
The amusing explanation for this is that in the search for a
winning lottery ticket he excavated his father's grave. On
seeing his dead father his facial muscles became fixed. His
clever solution is this problem is to wear a mask. |
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Apparently
this detracts not at all from his acting. |
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Then we
discover in a remote European castle a man with a |
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disfigured
face. I think the situation is that both are seeking a |
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From the
novel by Ray Russell. |
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Notes
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