The Fury (1978)

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118 min - Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi - 10 March 1978 (USA)

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Reviews: 96 user | 58 critic

A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harbor his extremely powerful psychic abilities.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

John Farris (screenplay), John Farris (novel)

Stars:

Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes and Carrie Snodgress

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Kirk Douglas	...	Peter Sandza
	John Cassavetes	...	Ben Childress
	Carrie Snodgress	...	Hester
	Charles Durning	...	Dr. Jim McKeever
	Amy Irving	...	Gillian Bellaver
	Fiona Lewis	...	Dr. Susan Charles
	Andrew Stevens	...	Robin Sandza
	Carol Eve Rossen	...	Dr. Ellen Lindstrom (as Carol Rossen)
	Rutanya Alda	...	Kristen
	Joyce Easton	...	Katharine Bellaver
	William Finley	...	Raymond Dunwoodie
	Jane Lambert	...	Vivian Nuckells
	Sam Laws	...	Blackfish
	J. Patrick McNamara	...	Robertson
	Alice Nunn	...	Mrs. Callahan

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Storyline

A secret US agency behind the unscrupulous Childres gathers children with parapsychologic abilities and trains them to become killers in war situations. To rescue his son, who was officially declared dead after an arranged accident, the ex-CIA agent Peter investigates against Childres. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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An experience in terror and suspense.

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Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1978 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La furia See more »

Filming Locations:

1500 block of North Astor Street, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$24,000,000 (USA) (1978)

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Production Co:

Frank Yablans Presentations, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »

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Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Mark Romanek worked on the film as a production assistant - his first job in the film industry. See more »

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Factual errors: Woman gets run down by a current model Ford. She crashes through the windshield, which is made of plain glass. Since 1966, all cars made in the United States have safety glass in the windshield. See more »

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Dr. Jim McKeever: ...and what a culture can't assimilate, it destroys.
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