Wolfen

"They can hear a cloud pass overhead, the rhythm of your blood. They can track you by yesterday's shadow. They can tear the scream from your throat."

1981

1h 55m

5.9(259 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Albert Finney

Dewey Wilson

Diane Venora

Rebecca Neff

Edward James Olmos

Eddie Holt

Gregory Hines

Whittington

Tom Noonan

Ferguson

Dick O'Neill

Warren

Dehl Berti

Old Indian

Peter Michael Goetz

Ross

Sam Gray

Mayor

Ralph Bell

Commissioner

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Wadleigh
Written by: David Eyre
Michael Wadleigh
Produced by: Rupert Hitzig
Michael Wadleigh

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