Tot und begraben (1981)
Dan Gillis ist Sheriff des kleinen und beschaulichen Fischerdorfes Potter's Bluff an der amerikanischen Ostküste. Als er zu einem Verkehrsunfall gerufen wird, findet er an der Unfallstelle einen schwer verbrannten, aber noch lebenden Mann vor, der sofort in die örtliche Klinik eingeliefert wird. Er ahnt noch nicht, dass der Unfall nur vorgetäuscht wurde und es sich bei dem Mann um einen ortsfremden Fotografen handelt, der am Strand von einigen Dorfbewohnern überfallen und angezündet wurde. Während Gillis versucht die Identität des Fremden zu ergründen, wird der Mann schließlich im Krankenhaus ermordet. Als der tote Fotograf von einem Zeugen quicklebendig in der Stadt gesehen wird und weitere Morde geschehen, kommt Gillis langsam einem grauenhaften Geheimnis auf die Spur.
Der Regisseur:
Gary Sherman
Die Autor:
Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon.
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James Farentino as Sheriff Dan Gillis |
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Melody Anderson as Janet Gillis |
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Jack Albertson as William G. Dobbs |
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Dennis Redfield as Ron |
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Nancy Locke as Linda |
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Lisa Blount as Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa |
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Robert Englund as Harry |
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Bill Quinn as Ernie |
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Michael Currie as Herman |
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Christopher Allport as George Le Moyne / Freddie |
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Joseph G. Medalis as Doctor |
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Macon McCalman as Ben |
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Lisa Marie as Hitchhiker |
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Estelle Omens as Betty |
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Barry Corbin as Phil |
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Linda Shusett as Waitress |
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Ed Bakey as Fisherman |
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Glenn Morshower as Jimmy |
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Robert Boler as Mr. Haskell |
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Michael Pataki as Sam |
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Jill Fosse as Nurse |
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Mark Courtney as Jamie |
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Michael Courtney as Jamie |
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Renee McDonell as Girl #1 |
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Dottie Catching as Lady Car Passenger |
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Colby Smith as Femal Stranger |
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Judy Ashton as Joyce |
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Anthony Cecere as Townsperson (uncredited) |
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Bill Couch Jr. as Townsperson (uncredited) |
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Bill Couch as Townsperson (uncredited) |
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Angelo De Meo as Townsperson (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gary Sherman | Director |
| Writing | Ronald Shusett | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dan O'Bannon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Brian E. Frankish | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stan Winston | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Art | John Rettino | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Dominick Bruno | Property Master |
| Crew | Gerald Perdew | Propmaker |
| Sound | Richard D. Rogers | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Charles Randall | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Lettie Odney | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | William Randall Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Vito Carenzo | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | James Dyer | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Roger Gebhard | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ken Miller | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jeff Goldenberg | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Nancy Forner | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ross Albert | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Writing | Jeff Millar | Story |
| Writing | Alex Stern | Story |
| Production | Robert Fentress | Producer |
| Production | Ronald Shusett | Producer |
| Production | Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Alan Balsam | Editor |
| Art | Joe Aubel | Art Direction |
| Art | William Sandell | Art Direction |
| Art | Dennis Barton | Set Decoration |
| Art | Cloudia Rebar | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Cook | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoltan Elek | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edouard F. Henriques III | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Prentice | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ziggy Geike | Wigmaker |
| Art | Lee B. Drygas | Leadman |
| Art | Airick Kredell | Leadman |
| Art | James E. Tocci | Set Designer |
| Art | Jay M. Hirsch | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Howard S. Wollman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Ronald Batzdorff | Gaffer |
| Camera | John Koester | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Jack K. Tillar | Music Editor |
| Directing | Alvin Greenman | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Kimberley Coy | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Edwin D. Rich | Production Accountant |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Directing | Andrew A. Ackerman | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Scott Thaler | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Amanda J. Flick | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tony McVann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Anthony Milch | Sound Editor |
| Art | James Kagel | Sculptor |
| Crew | James Cummins | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Bill Hansard | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Anthony Cecere | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Couch Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Couch | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Couch | Stunts |
| Crew | Angelo De Meo | Stunts |
| Production | Toni Lemos | Location Coordinator |
| Sound | Murray McFadden | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Fred Hendley | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Wayne Nelson | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Donna Smith | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Dustin Bernard | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kate Morris | Administration |
| Crew | Ty Nutt | Dialogue Coach |
| Production | Anna St. Johns | Production Executive |
| Camera | Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Joe Renzetti | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro | Novel |
| Production | Michael I. Rachmil | Associate Producer |
| Production | Linda Francis | Casting |
| Production | William P. Owens | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Dixie J. Capp | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | William Randall Jr. | Boom Operator |