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The Eavesdropper (1966)

The Eavesdropper poster
Original title
El ojo de la cerradura
Directed by
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes obsessed with spying on her neighbors through a keyhole. Her voyeurism leads her into a dark web of secrets and dangerous desires.

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What happens

The Eavesdropper (Spanish: El ojo que espía), also known as El ojo de la cerradura, is a 1966 film directed by Argentine filmmaker Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. It was financed with the U.S. company Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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