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The Frenchman's Garden (1978)

The Frenchman's Garden poster
Original title
El huerto del francés
Directed by
Paul Naschy
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
18
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Spanish village, a series of murders connected to a local garden unsettles the community. The story follows the investigation and the lives of those involved as the killer remains at large.

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What happens

The Frenchman's Garden (Spanish: El huerto del francés) is a 1978 Spanish rural psycho-thriller film directed by Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) based on the Frenchman's garden serial murder case. It stars María José Cantudo and Ágata Lys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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