A man accidentally runs down a young girl and has a curse placed on him by the girl's father, an occultist. He goes to a spiritualist for help in fighting the curse.
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Title: Dark August (1976)
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| Kim Hunter | ... | Adrianna Putnam | |
| J.J. Barry | ... | Sal Devito | |
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Carolyne Barry | ... | Jackie (as Carole Shelyne) |
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Kate McKeown | ... | Lesley |
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Frank Bongiorno | ... | Theo |
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William Robertson | ... | The Grandfather |
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Richard Allan Fay | ... | Paul |
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Martin Harvey Friedberg | ... | Tavern Drunk |
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Kenneth W. Libby | ... | Sheriff |
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Stan Shefler | ... | 1st Deputy Sheriff |
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Kenneth Kaplan | ... | 2nd Deputy Sheriff |
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Gerry Lou | ... | Accountant |
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Randie Wilder | ... | Sales Girl |
| Karen Lewis-Attenborough | ... | The Child (as Karen Lewis) | |
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A young girl is accidentally run down by a car driven by a careless city slicker. This careless injustice provokes the girl's grandfather into summoning his mystical powers and placing a death curse on the young man. Desperate to stave off the dire consequences of the hex, Barry seeks the counsel of a local psychic medium. Written by Ørnås
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psychotronic film | german shepherd | demon | basement | tarot cards |Taglines:
A month of insane terror leads to a night of Bloody Revenge!!! See more »Parents Guide:
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16 February 1978 (Colombia) See more »Also Known As:
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Stowe, Vermont, USACompany Credits
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A modern yarn about a curse. Less a horror movie than a modern folk tale, I suspect those expecting horror are the ones most disappointed in this.
I was impressed overall with the cinematic competence of this semi-obscure film. Well-cast, well-acted, and well directed, there is also a soundtrack by William S. Fischer which adds a lot - in particular a beautiful piano piece while the local witch assembles a remedy for a child.
Great Vermont scenery, and J.J. Barry is well-cast here as a modern everyman thrown into this bizarre and tragic situation.
The magical ritual herein will be interesting for students of the occult: drawing variously from Christianity (the Lord's Prayer), Qabbalah, bits from Crowley (IAO) and Wicca, along with a fairly extended tarot card sequence are well done.
This is not a great film but it is a good one, if you aren't expecting something to keep you on the edge of your seat. This is just not that kind of story.