The Thing That Couldn't Die

The Thing That Couldn't Die

The Thing That Couldn't Die

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The Thing That Couldn't Die

"The grave can't hold it ...nothing human can stop it!"

1958

1h 9m

5.2(34 votes)

Horror

Overview

A 400 year old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body.

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Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

William Reynolds

Gordon Hawthorne

William Reynolds

Acting

Carolyn Kearney

Jessica Burns

Carolyn Kearney

Acting

Jeffrey Stone

Hank Huston

Jeffrey Stone

Acting

Andra Martin

Linda Madison

Andra Martin

Acting

Peggy Converse

Flavia McIntyre

Peggy Converse

Acting

Robin Hughes

Gideon Drew

Robin Hughes

Acting

Charles Horvath

Mike

Charles Horvath

Acting

James Anderson

Boyd Abercrombie

James Anderson

Acting

Forrest Lewis

Julian Ash

Forrest Lewis

Acting

Thomas Browne Henry

Galleon Capt. Fletcher (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Acting

Phil Harvey

Trooper Kennedy (uncredited)

Phil Harvey

Acting

Stuart Wade

Trooper Swanson (uncredited)

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George Alexander

Guard (uncredited)

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