The Hearse

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The Hearse

"The Barrier Between Life and Death is no Greater than the Thickness of a Door...and now that Door is Open!"

1980

1h 39m

5.3(56 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Drama

Overview

A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.

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10 featured cast members

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Trish Van Devere

Jane Hardy

Joseph Cotten

Walter Prichard

David Gautreaux

Tom Sullivan

Donald Hotton

Reverend Winston

Med Flory

Sheriff Denton

Donald Petrie

Luke

Christopher McDonald

Pete

Perry Lang

Paul Gordon

Frederic Franklyn

Mr. Gordon

Olive Dunbar

Mrs. Gordon

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Directed by: George Bowers
Written by: William Bleich
Produced by: Mark Tenser

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