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Nightmare Alley (I)

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Writers

William Lindsay Gresham (novel) | Kim Morgan (screenplay) | Guillermo del Toro (screenplay)

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J. Miles Dale | Guillermo del Toro

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