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Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night

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Silent Night, Deadly Night

"He knows when you've been naughty."

1984

1h 19m

5.9(449 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.

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10 featured cast members

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Robert Brian Wilson

Robert Brian Wilson

Billy at 18

Lilyan Chauvin

Lilyan Chauvin

Mother Superior

Gilmer McCormick

Gilmer McCormick

Sister Margaret

Charles Dierkop

Charles Dierkop

Killer Santa

Toni Nero

Pamela

Randy Stumpf

Andy

Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley

Denise

Britt Leach

Britt Leach

Mr. Sims

Leo Geter

Leo Geter

Tommy

Amy Styvesant

Cindy

Creative team

Directed by: Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Written by: Michael Hickey
Produced by: Ira Barmak

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