

The Man Who Sleeps
1974-04-24 · 78 min · ★ 7.9
A young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around him.
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- Directors
- Bernard Queysanne
- Production companies
- Dovidis, SATPEC
- Countries
- France, Tunisia
- Status
- Released
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Jacques SpiesserMan
Ludmila MikaëlNarratorTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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