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The Burrowers

The Burrowers

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The Burrowers

"Evil will surface."

2008

1h 36m

5.9(241 votes)

Horror

Western

Overview

It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real enemy stalks them from below.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Doug Hutchison

Doug Hutchison

Henry Victor

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

John Clay

William Mapother

William Mapother

Will Parcher

Karl Geary

Karl Geary

Coffey

Jocelin Donahue

Jocelin Donahue

Maryanne

Laura Leighton

Laura Leighton

Gertrude

David Busse

Young Bluecoat

Alexandra Edmo

Faith

Brighid Fleming

Brighid Fleming

Little Sister

Christopher Hagen

Christopher Hagen

Father

Creative team

Directed by: J.T. Petty
Produced by: William Sherak
Jason Shuman

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