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The House of Dies Drear (1984)

Is it, or isn't it...haunted?

Genre : Fantasy, Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Allan A. Goldstein

Synopsis

A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. Soon they begin to suspect that the ghosts of slaves who passed through there are haunting the house.

Actors

Howard Rollins
Howard Rollins
Walter Small
Shavar Ross
Shavar Ross
Thomas Small
Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster
Sheila Small
Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn
River Lewis Darrow
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
Mayhew Skinner
Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca
Pluto
Frances Foster
Frances Foster
Great-Grandmother Jeffers
Hardee T. Lineham
Hardee T. Lineham
Edgar Carr
Tichina Arnold
Tichina Arnold
Pesty
Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison
Mac Darrow
Hank Ross
Hank Ross
Wilbur Darrow
Eugene A. Clark
Eugene A. Clark
River Ross Darrow
Richard Mills
Richard Mills
Kenneth Small
Alan Rose
Alan Rose
Bounty Hunter
Gene Mack
Gene Mack
Russell Darrow

Crews

Allan A. Goldstein
Allan A. Goldstein
Director
Richard Wesley
Richard Wesley
Writer
Victor Kanefsky
Victor Kanefsky
Editor
Marc Champion
Marc Champion
Director of Photography
Edward Bland
Edward Bland
Original Music Composer
Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton
Novel
Joseph Dennis
Joseph Dennis
Producer
Chiz Schultz
Chiz Schultz
Executive Producer
Valerie Shepherd
Valerie Shepherd
Producer
Barbara Dunphy
Barbara Dunphy
Production Design
Martin Weinryb
Martin Weinryb
Set Decoration

Posters and backgrounds

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