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Halloween (1978)

 
Halloween (1978)
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  • RELEASE DATE

    10/25/1978 - Nationwide

  • RUN TIME:

    1 hr. 41 min.

  • MPAA RATING:

    (R)

  • GENRE:

    Horror

  • STARRING:

    Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers

  • DIRECTOR(S):

    John Carpenter

  • PRODUCER(S):

    Debra Hill

  • WRITER(S):

    John Carpenter, Debra Hill

  • STUDIO:

    Compass International Pictures

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Synopsis

A young boy kills his sister on Halloween of 1963, and is sent to a mental hospital. 15 years later he escapes and returns to his home town in order to wreak havoc.

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