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Special Effects

8.019781h 35mMovieDramaTV Movie

A horror film director, now forgotten, invites a young author who wrote the screenplay for a film, “Effetti speciali”. As long as he is remembered, the director is willing to do anything.

DirectorGianni Amelio

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Cast · Directed by Gianni Amelio

ARAldo Reggiani
Aldo Reggiani
Luca
JQJosé Quaglio
José Quaglio
Boris Delvaux
OKOlga Karlatos
Olga Karlatos
Marta
JHJacques Herlin
Jacques Herlin
Max
AG
Angela Goodwin
Governess

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Is Special Effects on Netflix?

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Special Effects hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1978. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.