The Sandman | |
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Written by | Peter Sullivan |
Directed by | Peter Sullivan |
Starring | Haylie Duff Tobin Bell |
Music by | Matthew Janszen |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Stan Lee Barry Barnholtz Gill Champion Zelma Kiwi Jeffrey Schenck |
Cinematography | Eitan Almagor |
Editors | Brian Brinkman Joshua Toomey |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Hybrid |
Original release | |
Release | October 14, 2017 |
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A little girl with formidable powers imagines into existence the Sandman, a terrible monster from her nightmares that brings harm to anyone who wants to hurt her.
Dread Central awarded the film two stars out of five. [2]
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