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1979 | DIRECTED BY JOHN BUD CARDOS AND TOBE HOOPER

The Dark

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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Runtime
 92 minutes (1 hr 32 mins)
Certificates

18

R

16

M
Select Cast
William Devane
Cathy Lee Crosby
Richard Jaeckel
Keenan Wynn
Warren J. Kemmerling
Biff Elliot
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First viewed:
2nd Aug 2025
Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th April 1979
46 years 6 months  ago
Japan release date
 Japan
1st December 1979
45 years 10 months 26 days ago
Norway release date
 Norway
7th October 1980
45 years 20 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
25th February 1982
43 years 8 months 2 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
13th March 1985
40 years 7 months 14 days ago
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Directed by
john bud cardos John Bud Cardos
tobe hooper Tobe Hooper
Starring
William DevaneRoy Warner / Steve Dupree
Cathy Lee CrosbyZoe Owens
Richard JaeckelDet. Dave Mooney
Keenan WynnSherman 'Sherm' Moss
Warren J. KemmerlingPolice Captain Speer
Biff ElliotDetective Jack Bresler
Jacquelyn HydeDe Renzy
Casey KasemPolice Pathologist
Vivian BlaineCourtney Floyd
John BloomThe Dark
Bill DerringerHerman Burmeister
Jay LawrenceJim Hampton
Russ MarinDr. Baranowski
Vernon WashingtonHenry Lydell
Mel AndersonPoliceman
John DresdenPoliceman
Horton WillisPoliceman
Roberto ContrerasMax
Paula CristStewardess
Joanna KirkStewardess
Erik HowellMr. Antwine
Ron IglesiasRudy
William LampleyYoung Man
Sandra McCulleyCarhop
Valla Rae McDadeCamille
Ken MinyardT.V. Sportscaster
Monica PetersonMrs. Lydell
Penny Ann PhillipsZelza
Jeffrey ReeseRandy Morse
Kathy HiltonShelly Warner
Philip Michael ThomasCorn Rows
Gary LittlejohnPoliceman
Mickey AlzolaPoliceman
Everett CreachPoliceman
Ernest RobinsonPoliceman
Robert SizerState Trooper
Gene McLaughlinPoliceman
Mickey GuinnPoliceman
John BlessentPoliceman
Jon Garrison ClarkHardhat Worker
Jerry JensenBar Customer
Anna MarloweGirl in Bikini
Phillip MoteCrowd Protestor #2
Angelo RossittoAngie
Vern StiermanThe Narrator
Kristephan Warren-StevensCrowd Protester

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1979-04-27
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UK total gross
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23081
Death Trap
23082
The Dark
23083
The Funhouse

Genres
Horror
Horror
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Thriller
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  • Mexico Mexico
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