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The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 18, 1940

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Science Fiction

User Score

62%

Original Title

The Man with Nine Lives

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Nick Grindé

Description

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.