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The Night Strangler
The horror continues…
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
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The Night Strangler was released January 16, 1973. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
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Cast
Darren McGavinCarl Kolchak
Jo Ann PflugLouise Harper
Simon OaklandTony Vincenzo
Scott BradyCapt. Schubert
Wally CoxMr. Berry
Margaret HamiltonProf. Crabwell
Richard AndersonDr. Richard Malcolm
John CarradineLlewellyn CrossbinderCredits
- Directed by
- Dan Curtis
- Written by
- Richard Matheson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Kolchak Collection
Production
ABC Circle FilmsUnited States