Alas en la noche (1979)
Un agente de policía local de una reserva india Hopi entre Albuquerque y Santa Fe (Nuevo México) debe investigar las extrañas muertes por mutilación de todo el ganado vacuno del condado. Contará con la ayuda de un curandero nativo, que se lleva consigo flores de datura para hacer un conjuro tribal que solucione esta masacre invisible. El policía descubrirá unas rocas que producen petróleo al ser destiladas como clave para la investigación, ya que al usar dinamita para volar las piedras encontrará una cueva que alberga numerosos nidos de murciélagos vampiro que infectan con sus mordiscos la plaga bubónica. Estos escapan hasta un antiguo enclave misionero donde sembrarán el pánico por doquier.
Directora:
Arthur Hiller
Escritores:
Martin Cruz Smith, Steve Shagan, Bud Shrake.
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Nick Mancuso as Youngman Duran |
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David Warner as Phillip Payne |
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Kathryn Harrold as Anne Dillon |
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Stephen Macht as Walker Chee |
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Strother Martin as Selwyn |
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George Clutesi as Abner Tasupi |
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Ben Piazza as Roger Piggott |
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Donald Hotton as John Franklin |
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Charles Hallahan as Henry |
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Judith Novgrod as Judy |
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Alice Hirson as Claire Franklin |
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José Toledo as Harold Masito |
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Pat Corley as Vet |
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Charlie L. Bird as Beejay |
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Danny Zapien as Joe Mamoa |
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Peter Prouse as Doctor |
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Richard Romancito as Ben Mamoa |
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Flavio Martinez as Isla Laloma |
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Lena Carr as Pregnant Woman |
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Virginia P. Maney as Old Squaw |
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Wade Stevens as Ambulance Attendant |
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John R. Leonard Sr. as Helicopter Pilot |
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Robert Dunbar as Helicopter Pilot |
| Camera | Charles Rosher Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Arthur Hiller | Director |
| Editing | John C. Howard | Editor |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Martin Cruz Smith | Novel |
| Production | Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
| Writing | Martin Cruz Smith | Screenplay |
| Writing | Steve Shagan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bud Shrake | Screenplay |
| Art | James Dowell Vance | Production Design |
| Production | Maggie Abbott | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Peter V. Herald | Associate Producer |
| Art | Richard D. Kent | Set Decoration |
| Production | Richard R. St. Johns | Executive Producer |
| Directing | D. Scott Easton | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sam F. Shaw | Sound Effects |
| Art | Sidney H. Greenwood | Property Master |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Peter V. Herald | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Carlo Rambaldi | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dione Taylor | Hairstylist |
| Art | William Ladd Skinner | Set Designer |
| Directing | Gary Daigler | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Effects |
| Art | Everett Olson | Construction Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Vargas | Costumer |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Joel Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Cox | Costumer |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Mary Scott | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Tim Evans | Gaffer |
| Crew | Milt Rice | Special Effects |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunts |
| Camera | Eric D. Andersen | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Earl Wingard | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Glynn Rubin | Stunts |
| Sound | John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
| Camera | Jack Gereghty | Still Photographer |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Camera | Harry Rez | Key Grip |
| Directing | Marie Kenney | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Karen Kelly | Production Secretary |