"The Nightmare Returns."

1986

1h 31m

6.1(327 votes)

Horror

Overview

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

David Edwin Knight

George

Nancy Brilli

Hannah

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

Sally Day

Bobby Rhodes

Hank

Asia Argento

Ingrid Haller

Virginia Bryant

Mary the Prostitute

Anita Bartolucci

Woman with Dog

Antonio Cantafora

Ingrid's Father

Luisa Passega

Helga Haller

Davide Marotta

Demon Tommy

Creative team

Directed by: Lamberto Bava
Written by: Dario Argento
Dardano Sacchetti
Produced by: Dario Argento

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