The Norliss Tapes

Feb 21, 1973

1h 12m

★ 6.0

Overview

A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.

Genres

Horror

TV Movie

Thriller

Production Companies

Dan Curtis Productions

Metromedia Producers Corporation

The Norliss Tapes Trailers

Cast

David Norliss

Roy Thinnes

Sanford T. Evans

Don Porter

Ellen Sterns Cort

Angie Dickinson

Sheriff Tom Hartley

Claude Akins

Marsha Sterns

Michele Carey

Mme. Jeckiel

Vonetta McGee

Charles Langdon

Hurd Hatfield

George Rosen

Robert Mandan

Truck Driver

Stanley Adams

Sargoth

Bob Schott

Man in Langdon Gallery

George DiCenzo

Larry Mather

Patrick Wright

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