The Manitou | |
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Directed by | William Girdler[1] |
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Based on | The Manitou 1976 novel by Graham Masterton |
Produced by | William Girdler |
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Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
Edited by | Bub Asman |
Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures[2] |
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Running time | 104 minutes[2] |
Country | United States[2] |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.5 million[3] |
The Manitou is a 1978 American supernatural body horror film produced and directed by William Girdler. It stars Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara and Susan Strasberg. It is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Graham Masterton, which was inspired by the concept of manitou in Native American theology, believed to be a spiritual and fundamental life force by members of the Algonquian peoples.
Girdler died in a helicopter accident prior to the film's release.[4]