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A man's obsession with an image of his past

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A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.

Released: Feb 16, 1962

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Jean Négroni

Narrator (voice)

Hélène Chatelain

Davos Hanich

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