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Release Date:
27 August 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Now it's time to pay! more
Plot:
Leland Gaunt comes to Sheriff Alan Pangborn's pleasant little New England town, and opens a store. What this kindly Satan sells is whatever you need...
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3 nominations
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Faust revisited
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Max von Sydow | ... | Leland Gaunt (as Max Von Sydow) |
 | Ed Harris | ... | Sheriff Alan Pangborn |
 | Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Polly Chalmers |
 | Amanda Plummer | ... | Nettie Cobb |
 | J.T. Walsh | ... | Danforth Keeton III |
 | Ray McKinnon | ... | Deputy Norris Ridgewick |
 | Duncan Fraser | ... | Hugh Priest |
 | Valri Bromfield | ... | Wilma Jerzyck |
| Shane Meier | ... | Brian Rusk |
 | William Morgan Sheppard | ... | Father Meehan (as W. Morgan Sheppard) |
 | Don S. Davis | ... | Reverend Rose |
| Campbell Lane | ... | Frank Jewett |
| Eric Schneider | ... | Henry Beaufort |
 | Frank C. Turner | ... | Pete Jerzyck |
 | Gillian Barber | ... | Myrtle Keeton |
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120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) |
Norway:15 |
Spain:18 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #32447)
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Sherriff Alan Pangborn, played here by Ed Harris, also appears in The Dark Half (1993), released earlier the same year, in which the part is played by Michael Rooker.
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Continuity: Brian throws apples at the windows of a house. The fifth apple breaks the top pane of a window. It is the same window that was broken by the kid's second apple, and is a re-used shot.
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Featured in "Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Achy Breaky Heart
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Despite the fact that this film is based on yet another Stephen King novel, it is worth watching -- especially for the performance by Max von Sydow as the "old boy himself."
I watched the "director's cut" once on TV that had many scenes in it which were cut from the theatrical version. None of the restored scenes was especially good. It is interesting to note that practically every moment of Max von Sydow's performance is in both versions. He holds the screen with every sly look, every smooth utterance. He is a true joy to watch in this retelling of the Fause legend. It proves what a wonderful actor he is -- he has played Jesus (THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD), Ming the Merciless (FLASH GORDON), and many other parts. Playing the Devil allows him to chew the scenery in grand style.