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Deathmask

Deathmask

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Deathmask

"They're looking for new blood."

1984

1h 43m

4.8(11 votes)

Mystery

Drama

Overview

Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive 10-year hunt for the identity of a dead boy, to the detriment of his family life.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Douglas Andrews

Lee Bryant

Lee Bryant

Jane Andrews

John McCurry

John McCurry

Jim O'Brien

Arch Johnson

Arch Johnson

Dr. Robert Riordan

Barbara Bingham

Barbara Bingham

Suzy Andrews

Ruth Warrick

Ruth Warrick

Beatrice VandenBerg

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Capt. Mike Grasso

Veronica Hart

Veronica Hart

Victoria Howe

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Lazio Szathmary

Kelly Nichols

Kelly Nichols

Lover Nurse

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Friedman
Written by: Richard Friedman
Jeffrey Goldenberg
Produced by: Louis K. Sher

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