Apprentice to murder / New World Pictures ; HOT International a.s. presents ; an R.L. Thomas film ; written by Allan Scott and Wesley Moore ; produced by Howard K. Grossman ; directed by R.L. Thomas.
container of (work) : Apprentice to murder (Motion picture).
Notes:
Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, Mia Sara, Rutanya Alda, Eddie Jones, Knut Husebø, Mark Burton. Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio). Special features: audio commentary by author and critic Bryan Reesman; Original sin (new video interview on religious horror cinema with Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of Diabolique Magazine); Colour me Klevin (new video interview with cinematographer Kelvin Pike); Grantham to Bergen (new video interview with makeup supervisor Robin Grantham); theatrical trailer; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love. Accompanying booklet (23 pages) with essay by film critic Paul Corupe.
Summary:
In early twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch Country, young Billy Kelly falls in with a charismatic "powwower" or folk magic healer, Dr John Reese, shunned by the rest of the community for his non-conformist beliefs. Together, they investigate the mysterious sickness that is blighting the area, which Reese believes to be the work of a sinister local hermit. But as the plague spreads and the wide-eyed Billy falls ever deeper under Reese's spell, are they doing God's work or the Devil's bidding?
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