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From the Dead of Night (1989)

Name: From the Dead of Night
Director: Paul Wendkos
Genre: Fantástico, haunted house, Misterio
Released: 1989
Duration: 194 min
Cast: Lindsay Wagner, Bruce Boxleitner, Robert Prosky, Robin Thomas, Merritt Butrick

1989 · Paul Wendkos · 194 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back into the world of the dead. Her boyfriend Glen thinks she's crazy so Joanna turns to her ex-boyfriend, Peter. It just so happens that Peter is a strong believer in the supernatural and even teaches a course on it at a local college. Together they must confront the "walkers" so that Joanna can live to see another day.

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From the Dead of Night

German: Schattenreich des Todes
Italian: Entro la prima luna
Portuguese: Nos Braços da Morte

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