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A: Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate C: 1200' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Color Sound Nicholas Ray Director: Nicholas Ray Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Schoolteacher Ed Avery is diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa, a rare inflammation of the arteries. Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. The "miracle" cure turns into a nightmare when Ed begins to misuse the tablets, causing him to experience wild mood swings.
Schoolteacher Ed Avery is diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa, a rare inflammation of the arteries. Ed agrees to an experimental treatment: doses of the hormone cortisone. The "miracle" cure turns into a nightmare when Ed begins to misuse the tablets, causing him to experience wild mood swings.
Credits
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- James Mason, Nicholas Ray, Clifford Odets, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
- Cast
- Walter Matthau, Roland Winters, James Mason, Barbara Rush, Robert F. Simon
- Produced by
- James Mason
- Cinematography
- Joseph MacDonald
- Music
- David Raksin
- Edited by
- Louis R. Loeffler
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Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, country, genre, description, credits
- Wikidata · Q2694426 ↗
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