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Wolfen

Cast

Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines View All

Crew

Eric Roth (Writer), Michael Wadleigh (Screenplay), Michael Wadleigh (Director), David Eyre (Screenplay) View All

Release: Jul. 24th, 1981

Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutes

A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.

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Wolfen (1981) Albert Finney/Edward James Olmos Although somewhat flawed in that it goes slightly overboard with an environmental message, Wolfen has enough style and creative juice to make it a fil...

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(Apparently Dustin Hoffman lobbied for the role, but I think Finney was exactly the right choice.) And I think thats pretty essential to the power of the movie, where we see a murder case take turns that begin to challenge his preconceived notions, and shake him to the core.

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