
Unknown Powers
1978-01-01 · 97 min · ★ 6.2
A documentary –actually three episodes of a canceled TV series edited together– examining various phenomena, including ESP, psychic surgery and past-life hypnosis.
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- Don Como
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Jack PalanceHimself - Host
Samantha EggarHostess
Will GeerHost
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