The Atticus Institute

Jan 5, 2015

1h 32m

★ 5.8

The only case of possession confirmed by the U.S. Government.

Overview

In the early 1970s, Dr. Henry West creates an institute to find people with supernatural abilities. When Judith Winstead comes to the facility, she exhibits amazing abilities that the military wants to turn into a weapon.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Poznan Film Group

The Safran Company

The Atticus Institute Trailers

Cast

Dr. Henry West

William Mapother

Judith Winstead

Rya Kihlstedt

Susan Gorman

Sharon Maughan

Joanne Breault

Anne Betancourt

Marcus Wheeler

John Rubinstein

Cathleen West

Suzanne Jamieson

Steven West

Gerald McCullouch

Father Donnelly

Brian Chenoweth

Sergeant Parella

Joe Guarneri

Government Researcher

Gage Maverik

Kenneth

Erich Lane

Lawrence Henault

Harry Groener

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