Canada / USA,
1978, 104 min
Directed by:
William GirdlerCinematography:
Michel HugoComposer:
Lalo SchifrinCast:
Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar, Ann Sothern, Burgess Meredith, Paul Mantee, Jeanette Nolan, Felix Silla, Lurene Tuttle (more)Plots(1)
What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. But when Karen reaches out to former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine, he discovers that she is possessed by the reincarnation of a 400-year old Native American demon. Now with the help of a modern-day medicine man, Erskine must survive this ancient evil's rampage of shocking violence, and forever destroy the enraged beast known as the Manitou. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
The Saturn Awards
- 1979 - Michael Ansara (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1979 - Joe McKinney, Thomas R. Burman (Best Make-Up)
Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival
- 1979 - William Girdler (Grand Prize)