Movie
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Overview
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-04-27
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brothers Dowdle Productions, Poughkeepsie Films, Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Stacy Chbosky as Cheryl Dempsey
- Ben Messmer as Edward 'Ed' Carver
- Lou George as Felton Lewis
- Ivar Brogger as Leonard Schway
- Michael Lawson as Simon Alray
- Amy Lyndon as Alice Endrisart
- Ron Harper as Mike Moakes
- Samantha Robson as Samantha Baker
- Kim Kenny as Pam Frears
- Beth Tapper as Karen Tyler
- Iris Bahr as Aretha Creely
- Scott Beehner as Jason Ribling
Crew
- John Erick Dowdle - Director
- John Erick Dowdle - Writer
- Drew Dowdle - Story
- John Erick Dowdle - Story
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