The Machine

The Machine

1994
1h 36m
5.1

5.1/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

This deftly made French psychological thriller terrifies with its exploration of an experiment gone horribly wrong. Dr. Marc Lacroix, a psychiatrist specializing in brain functions, is obsessed with the link between mind and spirit. To find his link he studies the criminally insane. He builds a secret machine, known only to his mistress Marianne, in which he hopes to exchange minds between humans. He simultaneously wants to help the mentally ill recover, and he wants to experience their madness. He chooses the psychotic killer, Zyto, a man who stabbed at least three women, for his experiment. The initial experiment is successful and the two exchange minds. But trouble ensues when Zyto refuses to reverse the switch. There is little Marc can do when Zyto takes over Marc's life, and more ominously his wife and child whom are unknowingly in mortal danger. Marc, encased in Zyto's body, is returned to the asylum. Will Marc's wife recognize the danger? Will Zyto kill again?

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Countries
France Germany
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title La Machine
Release Date May 28, 1994
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0110425

Cast

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu

Dr. Marc Lacroix

Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye

Marie Lacroix

Didier Bourdon
Didier Bourdon

Michel Zyto

Natalia Wörner
Natalia Wörner

Marianne

Julie Depardieu
Julie Depardieu

A nurse

Claude Berri
Claude Berri

Hugues

Erwan Baynaud
Erwan Baynaud

Léonard Lacroix

Marc Andréoni
Marc Andréoni

Le gardien

Alain Azerot
Alain Azerot

Un infirmier

Wilfred Benaïche
Wilfred Benaïche

Le patient

Christian Bujeau
Christian Bujeau

Martial

Patty Hannock
Patty Hannock

Marie-Thérèse

Key Crew

François Dupeyron
Director
Bernard Bouix
Producer
François Dupeyron
Writer
Ingrid Windisch
Producer
Patrick Bordier
Producer
René Cleitman
Producer