The Believers

The Believers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Schlesinger
Written byMark Frost
Based onThe Religion
by Nicholas Conde
Produced byJohn Schlesinger
Beverly J. Camhe
Michael Childers
Starring
CinematographyRobby Müller
Edited byPeter Honess
Music byJ. Peter Robinson
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • June 10, 1987 (1987-06-10) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[1]
Box office$18.7 million

The Believers is a 1987 Canadian-American neo-noir thriller horror-noir film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver. It is based on the 1982 novel The Religion by Nicholas Conde.[2]

  1. ^ "The Believers". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute.
  2. ^ Muir 2007, pp. 558–559.