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The Manitou
The Manitou
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1978
1h 44m
5.4(71 votes)
Horror
Science Fiction

Overview

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

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Cast & Crew

17 members
Acting

Tony Curtis

Harry Erskine

Tony Curtis
Acting

Michael Ansara

John Singing Rock

Michael Ansara
Acting

Susan Strasberg

Karen Tandy

Susan Strasberg
Acting

Stella Stevens

Amelia Crusoe

Stella Stevens
Acting

Jon Cedar

Dr. Jack Hughes

Jon Cedar
Acting

Ann Sothern

Mrs. Karmann

Ann Sothern
Acting

Burgess Meredith

Dr. Snow

Burgess Meredith
Acting

Paul Mantee

Dr. McEvoy

Paul Mantee
Acting

Jeanette Nolan

Mrs. Winconis

Jeanette Nolan
Acting

Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. Herz

Lurene Tuttle
Acting

Hugh Corcoran

MacArthur

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Anne Newman Bacal

10th-Floor Nurse

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Jan Heininger

Wolf, an orderly

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Michael Laren

Michael, an orderly

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Cindy Stanford

Neighbor

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Felix Silla

Misquamacus

Felix Silla
Acting

Charles Kissinger

Anesthesiologist

Charles Kissinger

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