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Wolfen poster

WOLFEN

1981 US HMDB
July 24, 1981

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

Cast

Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill, Dehl Berti, Peter Michael Goetz, Sam Gray, Ralph Bell
Horror Thriller

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

In Manhattan, a man is found dead, horribly mangled, in the city park. The police begin to investigate, and one of the cops discovers that the island on which the metropolis stands was once inhabited by a particular breed of wolves… Careful direction and excellent photography are the best features of this "sophisticated" horror and therefore not suitable for the "average" viewer of the genre. Almost two hours of a fairly smooth but not too fast film that will bore those who seek in horror only spectacle and rivers of blood (although, to be fair, blood and mutilations are not lacking in this film either). Worth rediscovering.