Necromancy (1972)

Directed by

Bert Ira Gordon

Genre

horror film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a small California town, a cult leader tries to use a local woman's psychic abilities to bring his dead son back to life. The story follows her growing involvement with the cult and its strange rituals.

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What happens

Necromancy (stylized as NEC'RO•MAN'CY) is a 1972 American supernatural horror film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Michael Ontkean, and Lee Purcell. The plot follows Cato, an enigmatic cult leader in a small California town who attempts to harness the powers of a local woman to resurrect his dead son. The film was re-released in 1983 under the title The Witching in an alternate cut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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