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Wolfen(Movie, 1981)

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| 1h 55min | Genres: Horror, Thriller
WolfenRating: 3.0/5 (with 8989 votes)
Wolfen is a 1981 American crime horror film directed by Michael Wadleigh in his only directional feature film, based on Whitley Strieber's 1978 novel The Wolfen. It stars Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos. The film follows a city cop who has been assigned to uncover what is behind a series of vicious murders. Originally, it is believed the murders are animal attacks until the cop discovers an indigenous legend about wolf spirits. ()
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Duration: 1h 54min
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About Wolfen

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Whitley Strieber ("The Wolfen")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 07/24/1981
Screenwriter: Eric Roth
Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher
Composer: James Horner
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Вълци"
"Terror em Nova York"
"Lobos humanos"
"Urufen"
"Wolfen: lobos"
"W wilczej skórze"
"Cidade em Pânico"
"Волки"
"狼人就在你身邊"
Budget: 17,000,000 USD
Revenue: 10,626,725 USD (= 63%)

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