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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Cast
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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:
The Hant See more »Filming Locations:
Stowe, Vermont, USACompany Credits
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Obscure horror flick about a Mikhail Saakashvili lookalike stalked by the grandfather of girl whom he accidentally killed. There's certainly nothing significant about "Dark August", unless we interpret it as a '70s time capsule.* What I mean by a similarity to Robert Altman's movies is that one scene has two groups of people simultaneously carrying on conversations. Of course, I might be the only person who interpreted that. Otherwise, I would never think to equate this movie with Altman's films.
Anyway, this flick is just a way to pass time. Starring J.J. Barry, Carole Shelyne and Kim Hunter.
*In the past month, four 1970s icons have left this life: David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.