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Crackle of Death(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-03-28
75%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
Overview:
The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Crackle of Death
Top 10 Billed Cast
Darren McGavin
Carl Kolchak
Simon Oakland
Tony Vincenzo
Carol Ann Susi
Monique Marmelstein
William Smith
Shaman Jim Elkhorn
Elaine Giftos
Nurse Janice Eisen
Fred Beir
Ryder Bond
Philip Carey
Sgt. Mayer
David Doyle
Mr. Cardinale
Tom Drake
Don Kibbey
Michael Strong
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The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an arsonist that tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelgänger) and The Energy Eater (about a Native American bear-spirit haunting a newly built hospital) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
Release Date
1976-03-28
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7.5
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