Mind Over Murder

Mind Over Murder

Mind Over Murder

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Mind Over Murder

1979

1h 30m

5.8(10 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Overview

A young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she previously had used her psychic powers to identify to the skeptical police.

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CBS

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Deborah Raffin

Deborah Raffin

Suzy

David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Ben Kushing

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Jason

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

The Bald Man

Christopher Cary

Christopher Cary

John Povey

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Ted Beasly

Penelope Willis

Pierce

Wayne Heffley

Wayne Heffley

Lt. Wales

Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson

Baker

Jan Burrell

Jan Burrell

Mrs. Winterspoon

Creative team

Directed by: Ivan Nagy
Written by: Robert Carrington
Produced by: Jay Benson

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