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Bookmark this pageSalem's Lot (1979)
Director: Tobe Hooper
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A surprisingly successful small screen adaptation of Stephen King's vampire novel. In the Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot, it slowly dawns on writer Soul that antique dealer Mason is a harbinger of blood-sucking evil. Edited down from the 190 minute, two-part TV movie, this cinema release version is slightly gorier and tighter than the original. Paring away the excessive plot exposition of Paul Monash's teleplay, it places the emphasis on Hooper's fluid camerawork, creepy atmospherics, and skilful handling of the gripping climax.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: Tobe Hooper
Producer: Richard Kobritz
Cast: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, Reggie Nalder, Ed Flanders, Elisha Cook, Marie Windsor, Kenneth McMillan full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 112 mins
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