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When the Dark Man Calls (1995)

When the Dark Man Calls poster
Directed by
Nathaniel Gutman
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A radio talk show host receives threatening phone calls from a mysterious man. As she tries to uncover who is behind them, she is pulled into a dangerous situation from her past.

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What happens

When the Dark Man Calls is a 1995 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Nathaniel Gutman and starring Joan Van Ark and Chris Sarandon based on the 1984 novel of the same name. It was released by Wilshire Court Productions and was first telecast on the USA Network on Wednesday, June 14, 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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