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Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried

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Dead & Buried

"It will take your breath away. All of it."

1981

1h 34m

6.4(340 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

James Farentino

James Farentino

Sheriff Dan Gillis

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Janet Gillis

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

William G. Dobbs

Dennis Redfield

Ron

Nancy Locke

Nancy Locke

Linda

Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount

Girl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Harry

Bill Quinn

Bill Quinn

Ernie

Michael Currie

Michael Currie

Herman

Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

George Le Moyne / Freddie

Creative team

Directed by: Gary Sherman
Written by: Dan O'Bannon
Ronald Shusett
Produced by: Ronald Shusett
Robert Fentress

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