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The Returning (1990)

1h 38m · 10 Dec 1990

An obsessive ghost love story

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A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.

Movie ID81572
GenreHorror, Thriller
DirectorJohn Day
Main castPhillip Gordon, Alison Routledge, Max Cullen, Jim Moriarty, John Ewart, Grant Tilly, Jenny Ryken, Frank Whitten
Release date10 December 1990
Release year1990
LanguageEnglish
Duration98 min (1h 38m)
Rating7.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseNew Zealand Film Commission

Director: John Day
Writers: Clinton Phillips, John Day

Top cast

Phillip GordonAlan Steadman
Alison RoutledgeJessica Scott Max CullenFather Donohue Jim MoriartyGeorge John EwartSteadman Senior Grant TillyDr. Pitts
Jenny RykenCharlotte Heatherington
Frank WhittenMr Spiggs
Judie DouglassMiriam

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