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Quick Info

Rating

5.9/10

Release1981

Runtime1h 55m

StatusReleased

Budget$17,000,000

Revenue$10,626,725

Production

King-Hitzig Productions

Orion Pictures

Movie

Wolfen

1981

1h 55m

5.9

Horror

Thriller

Synopsis

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

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