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Paper Man (1971)

Paper Man poster
Directed by
Walter Grauman
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious and seemingly random series of events targets several people. A man made of paper appears to be connected to the strange occurrences.

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What happens

Paper Man is a 1971 American television horror film transmitted as one of the "Friday Night Movies" which CBS-TV was then including in its prime-time programming. It also had a brief theatrical run with a longer version. It was directed by Walter Grauman, and dramatized for television by James D. Buchanan and Ronald Austin, both of whom were working from a story written by Anthony Wilson. It starred Dean Stockwell, Stefanie Powers, James Stacy, James Olson, Elliott Street, and Tina Chen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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