Alone in the Dark (1982)
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Directors
Jack Sholder
Cast
Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth, Deborah Hedwall, Lee Taylor-Allan, Phillip Clark, Elizabeth Ward, Brent Jennings, Gordon Watkins, Carol Levy, Keith Reddin, Annie Korzen, Steve Dash, Larry Pine, Frederick Coffin, Dorothy Dorian James, Michael Medeiros, Robert Pastner
The story
Psychiatrist Dan Potter is appointed on the staff of Dr. Leo Bain's experimental psychiatric hospital, known as the Haven, in New Jersey. His predecessor, Dr.
Genres
Horror, Psychological Thriller, horror film, slasher film, thriller film
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