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Without psychology, the horror film doesn't exist.

Dario Argento

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Dario Argento
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: September 7
Composer
Director
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
The Eternal City
Sirio Bernadotte
Without
Psychology
Horror
Exist
Doesn
Film

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