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The Clones (1973)

The Clones poster
Directed by
Lamar Card
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist creates human clones through asexual reproduction. The clones begin to cause trouble and a government agent is sent to stop them.

low-budgetsci-fithrillerdatedspeculativepacedcampyearnestfuturistic

What happens

The Clones (stylized as The Clōnes) is a theatrically released 1973 low-budget science fiction thriller notable for introducing asexual reproduction via cloning to pop culture; it predates Dolly the Sheep by 23 years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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