Cast a Deadly Spell

Sep 7, 1991

1h 36m

★ 6.0

Bullets! Demons! The end of the world! Can’t hold a man like this!

Overview

In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

Genres

TV Movie

Mystery

Comedy

Horror

Fantasy

Production Companies

Pacific Western

HBO Films

HBO

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Cast

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

Fred Ward

Amos Hackshaw

David Warner

Connie Stone

Julianne Moore

Harry Bordon

Clancy Brown

Olivia Hackshaw

Alexandra Powers

Det. Morris Bradbury

Charles Hallahan

Hypolite Kropotkin

Arnetia Walker

Tugwell

Raymond O'Connor

Det. Otto Grimaldi

Peter Allas

Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar

Lee Tergesen

Amber Peru

Becky Mullen

Owl Wagon Manager

Ritch Brinkley

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