Patrick

Oct 1, 1978

1h 52m

★ 6.0

He's in a coma... Yet, he can kill...

Overview

A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Thriller

Production Companies

Filmways Australasian

Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC)

Patrick Trailers

Cast

Patrick

Robert Thompson

Kathy Jacquard

Susan Penhaligon

Nurse Panicale

María Mercedes

Dr. Roget

Robert Helpmann

Ed Jacquard

Rod Mullinar

Sister Williams

Helen Hemingway

Dr. Brian Wright

Bruce Barry

Matron Cassidy

Julia Blake

Patrick's Mother

Carole-Ann Aylett

Captain

Walter Pym

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