La città che aveva paura (1976)
L'inizio della primavera del 1946 porta il terrore nella placida cittadina di Texarkana, in Arkansas. Una notte di fine marzo una coppia di amanti, appartatisi in auto, viene ritrovata brutalmente massacrata e la polizia brancola nel buio, non avendo la più pallida idea su chi possa essere l'autore del delitto o sul movente. Tre settimane dopo, altri due giovani innamorati vengono uccisi con le stesse modalità ma questa volta l'assassino viene intravisto dal vicesceriffo Ramsey: si tratta di un uomo bianco incappucciato. Il capitano Morales, convinto di trovarsi di fronte a un serial killer, dissemina le strade di agenti sotto copertura e auto della polizia, con la speranza di catturarlo prima di un eventuale terzo delitto.
Direttore:
Charles B. Pierce
Scrittore:
Earl E. Smith
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Ben Johnson as JD Morales |
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Andrew Prine as Norman Ramsey |
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Dawn Wells as Helen Reed |
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Jimmy Clem as Mal Griffin |
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Jim Citty as RJ Sullivan |
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Charles B. Pierce as AC Benson |
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Robert Aquino as Otis Barker |
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Cindy Butler as Peggy Loomis |
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Christine Ellsworth as Linda Mae Jenkins |
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Earl E. Smith as Dr. Kress |
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Steve Lyons as Roy Allen |
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Joe Catalanotto as Eddie LeDoux |
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Roy Lee Brown as Rainbow Johnson |
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Mike Hackworth as Sammy Fuller |
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Misty West as Emma Lou Cook |
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Rick Hildreth as Buddy Turner |
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Jason Darnell as Gus Wells |
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Bud Davis as Phantom Killer |
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Vern Stierman as Narrator (voice) |
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Mike Downs as |
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James Duff McAdams as |
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Dennis Lehane as |
| Directing | Charles B. Pierce | Director |
| Directing | Barbara Pryor | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Jones | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Langriff | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Ellsworth | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Denise Broulette | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Steve Lyons | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Sherfey | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Dick Damon | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Fred Payne | Boom Operator |
| Production | Ginger Tanton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lynn Andres | Production Assistant |
| Camera | John Stroud Jr. | Grip |
| Editing | Betty Moortgat | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Dimitry Gortinsky | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Dan Finnity | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Steve Shearsby | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Fred Judkins | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Phil Haberman | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Andrew Herbert | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Joe Catalanotto | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jaime Mendoza-Nava | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James W. Roberson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tom Boutross | Editor |
| Production | Charles B. Pierce | Producer |
| Production | Thomas W. Moore | Associate Producer |
| Production | Samuel Z. Arkoff | Executive Producer |
| Art | Grant Sinclair | Art Direction |
| Art | Myrl Teeter | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bob Gates | Production Manager |
| Art | Libby Smith | Property Master |
| Crew | Joe Catalanotto | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Earl E. Smith | Screenplay |
| Crew | David Pryor | Thanks |