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Curse of the Forty-Niner

Curse of the Forty-Niner

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Curse of the Forty-Niner

"They Axed For It!"

2002

1h 26m

4.3(29 votes)

Horror

Overview

A group of friends discover gold deep inside an old mine. But by taking the gold and think they've hit it big, they awaken a long dead miner who's Hell Bent on protecting his treasure.

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10 featured cast members

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Karen Black

Karen Black

Aunt Nelly

John Phillip Law

John Phillip Law

Sheriff Murphy

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Old Man Prichard

Vernon Wells

Vernon Wells

Jeremiah Stone

Martin Kove

Martin Kove

Caleb

Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway

Reverend Sutter

Brad H. Arden

Forty-Niner

Sean Hines

Nick Berman

Carrie Bradac

Claire Berman

Stephen Wastell

Axl

Creative team

Directed by: John Carl Buechler
Written by: Antonio Olivas
Produced by: Peter Lupus III
Michael Valenzuela

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