Casting the Runes

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Casting the Runes

1979

0h 49m

7.0(2 votes)

Mystery

TV Movie

Horror

Thriller

Overview

The producer of an investigative television programme which is critical of an occultist finds out that he has a curse put on her.

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13 members

Acting

Iain Cuthbertson

Julian Carswell

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Jan Francis

Prudence Dunning

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Bernard Gallagher

Derek Gayton

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Joanna Dunham

Jean Gayton

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Edward Petherbridge

Henry Harrington

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Christopher Good

John Harrington

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Patricia Shakesby

Elise Marriott

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David Calder

John Marriott

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Jane Lowe

Joanna

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Alan Downer

Peter

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Clifford Parrish

Wiggin

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Christine Buckley

Housekeeper

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Simon Prebble

Newscaster

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