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Touched

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Touched

"A documentary about people who think they've had contact with aliens, and the Harvard psychiatrist who believes them"

2003

1h 5m

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The alien abduction phenomenon, told by those who experienced it, with the weight of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard psychiatrist at their back.

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10 featured cast members

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John E. Mack

John E. Mack

Self

Karin Austin

Karin Austin

Self

Peter Faust

Peter Faust

Self

Jamy Faust

Jamy Faust

Self

Arnold Relman

Arnold Relman

Self

Laurel Chiten

Laurel Chiten

Self

Wendy Kaminer

Wendy Kaminer

Self

Patrick Harpur

Patrick Harpur

Self

Corrado Balducci

Corrado Balducci

Self (as Monsignor Balducci)

Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Laurel Chiten
Produced by: Laurel Chiten

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