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The Mind and the Crime
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The Mind and the Crime

1963-06-23 · 105 min · ★ 7.4

Crime · Thriller · Documentary

The discovery of a human torso thrown into a waterway, leads the viewer to observe the work of modern criminology and the task of special agents to track and record the psychopath's mentality through the elucidation of techniques present in the reality of the police investigation.

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Directors
Alejandro Galindo
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Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

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Marciano Martín
Palmira Arzubide
Alfredo Wally BarrónAlfredo Wally Barrón
Richard B. Cain
Queta CarrascoQueta Carrasco
Mario CidMario Cid
Marcela DavilandMarcela Daviland
Felipe del Castillo
Alejandro Guerrero
Marta ZamoraMarta Zamora

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