The Returning

The Returning

The Returning

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The Returning

"An obsessive ghost love story"

1990

1h 38m

6.2(1 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.

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New Zealand Film Commission

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Phillip Gordon

Alan Steadman

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Alison Routledge

Jessica Scott

Alison Routledge

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Max Cullen

Father Donohue

Max Cullen

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Jim Moriarty

George

Jim Moriarty

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John Ewart

Steadman Senior

John Ewart

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Grant Tilly

Dr. Pitts

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Jenny Ryken

Charlotte Heatherington

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Frank Whitten

Mr Spiggs

Frank Whitten

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Judie Douglass

Miriam

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