Crucible of Terror (1971)
The art of murder.
Genre : Drama, Horror
Runtime : 1H 31M
Director : Ted Hooker
Synopsis
An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
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