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:
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett.
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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) |
| Writing | Dan O'Bannon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gary Sherman | Director |
| Writing | Ronald Shusett | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jeff Goldenberg | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Charles Randall | Boom Operator |
| Camera | James Dyer | Dolly Grip |
| Art | John Rettino | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Lettie Odney | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | William Randall Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Richard D. Rogers | ADR Mixer |
| Editing | Nancy Forner | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stan Winston | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Camera | Vito Carenzo | Best Boy Grip |
| Directing | Brian E. Frankish | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Dominick Bruno | Property Master |
| Crew | Gerald Perdew | Propmaker |
| Camera | Roger Gebhard | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ken Miller | Key Grip |
| Editing | Ross Albert | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Writing | Jeff Millar | Story |
| Production | Robert Fentress | Producer |
| Writing | Alex Stern | Story |
| Production | Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ronald Shusett | Producer |
| Editing | Alan Balsam | Editor |
| Art | Cloudia Rebar | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoltan Elek | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Airick Kredell | Leadman |
| Sound | William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Joe Aubel | Art Direction |
| Crew | Bill Couch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erica Edell Phillips | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Jay M. Hirsch | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | John Koester | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Cook | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Ronald Batzdorff | Gaffer |
| Directing | Alvin Greenman | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Edwin D. Rich | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edouard F. Henriques III | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Lee B. Drygas | Leadman |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | William Sandell | Art Direction |
| Sound | Howard S. Wollman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Prentice | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Dennis Barton | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jack K. Tillar | Music Editor |
| Crew | Kimberley Coy | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ziggy Geike | Wigmaker |
| Art | James E. Tocci | Set Designer |
| Crew | Anthony Cecere | Stunts |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Crew | James Cummins | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Amanda J. Flick | Scenic Artist |
| Directing | Scott Thaler | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tony McVann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Andrew A. Ackerman | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | James Kagel | Sculptor |
| Crew | Bill Couch Jr. | Stunts |
| Sound | Anthony Milch | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Bill Hansard | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Angelo De Meo | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Smith | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Dustin Bernard | Production Assistant |
| Production | Toni Lemos | Location Coordinator |
| Production | Kate Morris | Administration |
| Crew | Chuck Couch | Stunts |
| Sound | Murray McFadden | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Ty Nutt | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Bill Couch | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Hendley | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Anna St. Johns | Production Executive |
| Crew | Wayne Nelson | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Joe Renzetti | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael I. Rachmil | Associate Producer |
| Production | Linda Francis | Casting |
| Production | William P. Owens | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Dixie J. Capp | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro | Novel |
| Sound | William Randall Jr. | Boom Operator |