Shadow Play

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Shadow Play

"Frightened by the future, haunted by the past...The two worlds of Morgan Hanna are about to shatter."

1986

1h 38m

5.2(6 votes)

Mystery

Horror

Overview

A playwright, who lost her fiance to suicide, is haunted by his spirit while staying on a remote island with his mother.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Dee Wallace

Morgan Hanna

Cloris Leachman

Millie Crown

Ron Kuhlman

John Crown

Barry Laws

Jeremy Crown

Delia Salvi

Bette

Susan Dixon

Zelda

Al Strobel

Byron

Glen Baggerly

Archie

Juleen Murray

Sarah

Michele Mariana

Lois

Creative team

Directed by: Susan Shadburne
Written by: Susan Shadburne
Produced by: Susan Shadburne
Dan Biggs

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