“Bullets! Demons! The end of the world! Can’t hold a man like this!”
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
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Part of The Philip Lovecraft Collection
2 films
Cast
28 people
Fred Ward
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Known for
Tremors
Escape from Alcatraz
David Warner
Amos Hackshaw
Known for
Titanic
Tron
Julianne Moore
Connie Stone
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Big Lebowski
Clancy Brown
Harry Bordon
Known for
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Shawshank Redemption
Alexandra Powers
Olivia Hackshaw
Known for
Last Man Standing
Mask
Charles Hallahan
Det. Morris Bradbury
Known for
The Thing
Dante's Peak
Arnetia Walker
Hypolite Kropotkin
Known for
Bookie
For Love of the Game
Raymond O'Connor
Tugwell
Known for
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Life Stinks
Peter Allas
Det. Otto Grimaldi
Known for
Encino Man
Day Break
Lee Tergesen
Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar
Known for
The Purge
Oz
Becky Mullen
Amber Peru, Drop Dead Babe
Known for
Hard Hunted
Ritch Brinkley
Owl Wagon Manager
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Breakdown
Martin Campbell Director · Joseph Dougherty Writer Curt Sobel Composer
Budget $6M · United States release September 7, 1991 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$6,000,000
Production
Pacific Western
Production
HBO Films
Production · Studio
HBO
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · September 7, 1991
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 1991
Theatrical · Source: IMDb
Czechia
January 29, 2004 · Digital
Finland
September 7, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 7, 1991 · Theatrical
Romania
September 7, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 7, 1991 · Physical
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