The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
6.9
1971
0 hr 32 min
Documentary
At a morgue, forensic pathologists conduct autopsies of the corpses assigned. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
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