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PROPHECY

1979 • US HMDB
September 14, 1979

When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.

Directors

John Frankenheimer

Cast

Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, George Clutesi, Tom McFadden, Burke Byrnes, Mia Bendixsen, Johnny Timko
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REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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In a paper mill, located in the middle of an Indian reservation, production systems cause biological damage to the local wildlife and, consequently, also to the indigenous people who feed on it. Dr. Vern is sent to the site to monitor the situation and quickly realizes that the matter is much more serious than expected... A beast movie, for once, commendable and engaging, thanks mainly to the solid direction of expert John Frankenheimer. The classic horror situations of the genre give way to the dramatic aspects of the story and the ecological critique in a film closer to drama than to horror. Worth watching, but if you are looking for rivers of blood and horrible genetic mutations, this is not the film for you.