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Moonchild (1989)

Name: Moonchild
Director: Michael J. Murphy
Genre: Crime, Nightmare, Possession
Released: 1989
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Judith Holding, Patrick Olliver, Phil Lyndon, Greg Clark, Therese Hickland

1989 · Michael J. Murphy · 85 min · United Kingdom

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A young woman takes a position as an assistant to an author in a sleepy English village not realizing that she will become embroiled in a complex plot involving madness and murder.

A 1989 title built around Crime, Nightmare and Possession. Directed by Michael J. Murphy.

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Moonchild (1989)

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