

Prince of Darkness
1987-10-23 · 102 min · ★ 6.8
A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.
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Production details
- Directors
- John Carpenter
- Production companies
- Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions
- Countries
- United States of America, Netherlands
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 14,182,492
Top Cast
Donald PleasencePriest
Lisa BlountCatherine Danforth
Victor WongProf. Howard Birack
Jameson ParkerBrian Marsh
Dennis DunWalter
Susan BlanchardKelly
Anne Marie HowardSusan Cabot
Ken WrightLomax
Dirk BlockerMullins
Jessie Lawrence FergusonCalder
Peter JasonDr. Paul Leahy
Robert GrasmereFrank Wyndham
Thom BrayEtchinson
Joanna MerlinBag Lady
Alice CooperStreet SchizoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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