Mirrors | |
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Directed by | Noel Black [1] |
Written by | Sidney L. Stebel |
Produced by | John T. Parker, Stirling W. Smith |
Starring | Kitty Winn Peter Donat William Swetland Mary-Robin Redd |
Cinematography | Michael D. Murphy |
Edited by | Robert Estrin |
Music by | Stephen Lawrence |
Production companies | Cinema Systems, Southern Cinema Ventures |
Distributed by | First American Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mirrors is a 1978 American horror film directed by Noel Black and starring Kitty Winn, Peter Donat, William Swetland, and Mary-Robin Redd. [2] [3] The film concentrates on a woman bedevilled by dark forces and voodoo magic, and has a tagline "There are some fools still living who don't believe in voodoo...but not for long!"
The film marks Black's attempt to return to the big screen. The film was initially titled Marianne and went through several rounds of editorial meddling and script changes, and remained unreleased for six years. [4] Kitty Winn also played a supporting role in Exorcist II: The Heretic .
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