"When I Wake You... You'll Be Dead."

1990

2h 0m

6.1(353 votes)

Horror

Overview

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Adrienne Barbeau

Jessica Valdemar

Harvey Keitel

Roderick Usher

Ramy Zada

Dr. Robert Hoffman

E.G. Marshall

Steven Pike

Madeleine Potter

Annabel

Bingo O'Malley

Ernest Valdemar

John Amos

Det. Legrand

Kim Hunter

Gloria Pym

Martin Balsam

Mr. Pym

Sally Kirkland

Eleonora

Creative team

Directed by: Dario Argento
George A. Romero
Written by: Dario Argento
Franco Ferrini
Produced by: Achille Manzotti

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