Diary of the Dead

Jan 1, 1976

1h 33m

★ 7.0

Some people come back to haunt you no matter how deep you bury them.

Overview

An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relieve himself of the old bat, which tangles him in a maze of deception.

Genres

Thriller

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Cast

Stan

Héctor Elizondo

Vera

Salome Jens

Maud Kennaway

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Walter Johnson (as Joe Maher)

Joseph Maher

Mr. McNulty

Edward Binns

Mrs. Patterson

Joyce Ebert

Ellie

Laurie Kennedy

George

James Naughton

Dr. Klein

Austin Pendleton

Lt. Andrews

George Spalding

Fergy

Richard Venture

Lt. Gart

Lee Wallace

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