Movie
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991R1h 36m6.1 / 10
Bullets! Demons! The end of the world! Can’t hold a man like this!
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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Synopsis
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
More about Cast a Deadly Spell
Cast
Fred WardDet. Harry Philip Lovecraft
David WarnerAmos Hackshaw
Julianne MooreConnie Stone
Clancy BrownHarry Bordon
Alexandra PowersOlivia Hackshaw
Charles HallahanDet. Morris Bradbury
Arnetia WalkerHypolite Kropotkin
Raymond O'ConnorTugwellCredits
- Directed by
- Martin Campbell
- Written by
- Joseph Dougherty
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Philip Lovecraft Collection
- Budget
- $6M
Production
- Pacific WesternUnited States
HBO FilmsUnited States
HBOUnited States
Themes
1940sastrologydemon summoninggangstergargoylegremlinlovecraftianmagic book
