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Haunted (1977 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Haunted' (also released as 'The Haunted') is a 1977 American independent horror film written and directed by Michael DeGaetano and starring Aldo Ray, Virginia Mayo, and Ann Michelle.
Plot
The story follows the descendants of those who accused a witch in Arizona during the Civil War. They are subjected to inexplicable deaths.
Cast
Production
'Haunted' was filmed on location in Arizona over a period of 24 days on a budget of $250,000. According to writer-director De Gaetano, budgeting issues necessitated that portions of the script be un-filmed, resulting in "a good deal of the philosophical depth of the film" disappearing.
Release
'Haunted' was released theatrically in the United States, beginning on March 4, 1977 in Florence, South Carolina. Contemporaneous newspaper sources show had a limited engagement screening in Salem, Oregon in late-March 1977.
In the United States, the film was released on VHS under the title 'The Haunted' on March 20, 1992.
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Category:1977 films
Category:1977 independent films
Category:1970s supernatural horror films
Category:1970s Western (genre) horror films
Category:American supernatural horror films
Category:American Western (genre) horror films
Category:Films about curses
Category:Films about witchcraft
Category:Films set in Arizona
Category:Films shot in Arizona
Category:American Civil War films
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:1970s American films
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