The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
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2007
1h 21m
6.6(708 votes)
Horror
Mystery
Crime
Thriller

Overview

When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Orion Pictures

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1 video

Cast & Crew

59 members
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Stacy Chbosky

Cheryl Dempsey

Stacy Chbosky
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Ben Messmer

Edward 'Ed' Carver

Ben Messmer
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Lou George

Felton Lewis

Lou George
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Ivar Brogger

Leonard Schway

Ivar Brogger
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Michael Lawson

Simon Alray

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Amy Lyndon

Alice Endrisart

Amy Lyndon
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Ron Harper

Mike Moakes

Ron Harper
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Samantha Robson

Samantha Baker

Samantha Robson
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Kim Kenny

Pam Frears

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Beth Tapper

Karen Tyler

Beth Tapper
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Iris Bahr

Aretha Creely

Iris Bahr
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Scott Beehner

Jason Ribling

Scott Beehner
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Linda Bisesti

Sandra Willets

Linda Bisesti
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Lisa Black

Victoria Dempsey

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Marissa N. Blanchard

Cindy Jenner

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Oto Brezina

Arnold Montufar

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Jules Bruff

Blinker / Joanne Blackwell

Jules Bruff
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Todd Cahoon

Ted Bundy

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Blaire Chandler

Cynthia Gorman

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Larry Clarke

Edgar Cummings

Larry Clarke
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Donna Cooper

Prostitute 2 / Justine Dunbar

Donna Cooper
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Bruce Cronander

Harvey Scroggs

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Meredith Cross

Jeanette Anderson

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Henry Dittman

Frank Anderson

Henry Dittman
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Dennis Garber

Joseph Danvers

Dennis Garber
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Chip Godwin

Hank Foley

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David Haack

Tim Surrey

David Haack
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Keisuke Hoashi

Dai Loung

Keisuke Hoashi
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Sean Huze

Hector Gomez

Sean Huze
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Michael Hyland

Profiling Student 1 / Kevin Chandler

Michael Hyland
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Ceciley Jenkins

Traci Looner / Kelly Garner

Ceciley Jenkins
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Zale Kessler

Frederick Miller

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Morgan Lariah

Profiling Student 2 / Grace Bradshaw

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Bobbi Sue Luther

Josephine

Bobbi Sue Luther
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Sierra Marcoux

Jennifer Gorman

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James Mathers

Bernard Golinko

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James McCarthy

Ethan Steyermark

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Philip Newby

Irwin Griffard

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Bruno Oliver

Joel Gorman

Bruno Oliver
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Steven M. Porter

Albert Cromley

Steven M. Porter
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Adrian Roberts

Warden / Daniel Harding

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Heather Snell

Jennifer Henshaw

Heather Snell
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Naveen

Dr. Arjay Vintopeej

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Kelli Bielema

Jane Gerber

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Bill Bookston

James Foley

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Paul Buxton

Walter Kunkler

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Bobby Eskandari

Dr. Farhad Mansourian

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Jennifer Griswold

Jennifer Griswold

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Tom Hauser

Tom Hauser

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Leah McLean

Leah McLean

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Kimberly Plummer

Kimberly Plummer

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Steven Ross

Peter Harper

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Brad Sattin

Brad Sattin

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Brooke Sikkema

Tracey Foster

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Erin Stutland

Emma Nesmith

Erin Stutland
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William VanNess

Rev. Paul Graves

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David Wilcox

Jacob Polinski

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Mark McClain Wilson

Mark Rongitch

Mark McClain Wilson
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Diana Zane

Brandy Shorter

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