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The ultimate experience in gruelling terror. - The Evil Dead
Movie Details

Title: The Evil Dead

Release Date: 10 Sep 1981

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Horror

Director: Renaissance Pictures

Production Companies: Renaissance Pictures

Overview: In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (4043 votes)

Cast

  • Ash: Bruce Campbell
  • Sheryl: Ellen Sandweiss
  • Scott: Richard DeManincor
  • Linda: Betsy Baker
  • Shelly: Theresa Tilly
  • Fake Shemp: Philip A. Gillis
  • Fake Shemp: Dorothy Tapert
  • Fake Shemp: Cheryl Guttridge
  • Fake Shemp: Barbara Carey
  • Fake Shemp: David Horton
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