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Prince of Darkness (1987)
- R
- 10/23/1987 (US)
- Horror
- 1h 42m
Before man walked the earth... It slept for centuries. It is evil. It is real. It is awakening.
Overview
A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open it, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all of humanity.
John Carpenter
Director, ScreenplayCast
![Donald Pleasence's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eVJGFCd8ikP6w0XjkuiTbsm65eD.jpg)
Donald Pleasence
Father Loomis![Lisa Blount's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/91BKEMdlWe96kxwnKLePVDvIqcs.jpg)
Lisa Blount
Catherine Danforth![Victor Wong's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3XvU2mK3i5V8Un7HyZn5pVnp4qw.jpg)
Victor Wong
Prof. Howard Birack![Jameson Parker's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hQeGaeTGATTDFDvC13FFnHruV2c.jpg)
Jameson Parker
Brian Marsh![Dennis Dun's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kVem07C5bxKI4g88RkWUDsQ9BRO.jpg)
Dennis Dun
Walter![Susan Blanchard's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lzY4fIDk05IxSZzysaL1NU4zmHr.jpg)
Susan Blanchard
Kelly![Anne Marie Howard's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rqFutcmgLndRAiyW30SW5mroPqz.jpg)