The manitou [videorecording] / Studio Canal ; an Avco Embassy film ; written by William Girdler, Jon Cedar, and Thomas Pope ; produced by William Girdler and Melvin Simon ; directed by William Girdler.
Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar, Ann Sothern, Burgess Meredith. Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. Based on a novel by Graham Masterton. "Filmed in Panavision"--Container. Includes theatrical trailer.
Summary:
What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. Eventually the fetus is discovered to be the reincarnation of an ancient demon. Karen's former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine, an Indian shaman, and the hospital staff must work together the destroy the creature after it is reborn.
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