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When Michael Calls (1972)

When Michael Calls poster
Directed by
Philip Leacock
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman starts receiving phone calls from her nephew Michael who died years ago. She must figure out who is behind the calls and what they want.

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What happens

When Michael Calls is a 1972 American made-for-television horror thriller film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara and Michael Douglas. It was adapted from John Farris's 1967 novel of the same name and broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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