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The Hand of Night is a British film of genre Horror released in USA on 11 august 1968 with William Sylvester
The Hand of Night (1968)
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Add to a movie listThe Hand of Night is a 1968 British horror film directed by Frederic Goode and starring William Sylvester, Diane Clare and Aliza Gur. It is also known by the alternative title Beast of Morocco. Its plot concerns a man who encounters a dangerous woman while searching for his friend, a missing archaeologist, in Morocco.
Actors
William Sylvester
(Paul Carver)
Diane Clare
(Chantal)
Aliza Gur
(Marissa)
Terence De Marney
(Omar)
Edward Underdown
(Gunther)
Sylvia Marriott
(Mrs. Petty)
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