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When a Stranger Calls (1979)

1979 · Fred Walton, Steve Feke · 97 min · United States of America · Edited by Caedes

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Far away from the site of a gruesome murder, a teenager named Jill Johnson arrives at a luxurious home for a baby-sitting job. With the children fast asleep, she settles in for what she expects to be an ordinary evening. Soon, the ringing of a phone and the frightening words of a sadistic caller turn Jill's routine experience into a night of terror.

A 1979 title built around Babysitter, House and Creepy. Directed by Fred Walton, Steve Feke.

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Spanish: Cuando un extraño llama I
French: Terreur sur la ligne
German: Unbekannter Anrufer
Italian: Chiamata da uno sconosciuto
Portuguese: Quando um Estranho Chama
Chinese: 奪命來電
Japanese: ストレンジャー・コール
Korean: 낯선 사람에게서 전화가 올 때

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