Movie
Messiah of Evil
Overview
A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.
Details
- Release date
- 1975-04-23
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- V/M Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Marianna Hill as Arletty Lang
- Michael Greer as Thom
- Joy Bang as Toni
- Anitra Ford as Laura
- Royal Dano as Joseph Lang
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Charlie
- Charles Dierkop as Gas Attendant
- Bennie Robinson as Albino Trucker
- Morgan Fisher as Townsperson
- Emma Truckman as Townsperson
- Dyanne Asimow as Townsperson
- Herb Margolis as Townsperson
Crew
- Willard Huyck - Director
- Gloria Katz - Director
- Willard Huyck - Screenplay
- Gloria Katz - Screenplay
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