The Eternal
“Evil sleeps, but never dies.”
An alcoholic American couple travel to Ireland with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the midst of reviving a centuries-old Druid witch.
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Cast
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Alison Elliott
Nora
Known for
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
20th Century Women
Jared Harris
Jim
Known for
Chernobyl
Foundation
Christopher Walken
Uncle Bill Ferriter
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Jason Miller
The Doctor
Known for
The Exorcist
The Ninth Configuration
Lois Smith
Mrs. Ferriter
Known for
Minority Report
Lady Bird
Paula Malcomson
Bartender
Known for
Deadwood
Ray Donovan
David Geary
Nora's Father
Also in
Eau de la vie
Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave
Rachel O'Rourke
Alice
Sinead Dolan
Nora's Mother
Also in
Coney Island Baby
Raina Feig
Young Nora
No other roles listed
Jeffrey Goldschrafe
Jim Jr.
No other roles listed
Karl Geary
Sean
Known for
I Am Not a Serial Killer
The Burrowers
Michael Almereyda Director · Jim Denault Cinematographer Tracy Granger Editor
Budget $4M · United States release July 6, 1999 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$4,000,000
Production
Trimark Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Trance · The Mummy
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 18, 1998
Limited theatrical
United States · July 6, 1999
Theatrical
Germany
December 12, 2001 · Physical
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