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Back from the Dead (1957)

NR · 1957-08-12 · 1h 19m · EN
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Did she come back to LOVE or KILL? His First Wife In His Second Wife's Body!

A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The woman's sister, husband and the sister's new boyfriend struggle with accepting what has happened, who has caused it and how to correct it, which soon brings them into contact with a coven of devil-worshippers and forces of the supernatural.

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Charles Marquis WarrenDirector

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Peggie CastlePeggie CastleMandy Hazelton AnthonyArthur FranzArthur FranzDick AnthonyMarsha HuntMarsha HuntKate HazeltonDon HaggertyDon HaggertyJohn MitchellMarianne StewartMarianne StewartNancy CordellOtto ReichowOtto ReichowMaitre RenaultJames BellJames BellMr. BradleyHelen WallaceHelen WallaceAda BradleyEvelyn ScottEvelyn ScottMolly PrentissNed GlassNed GlassThe Doctor

Keywords

DemonPossessionDevil worship

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Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityDemon · Possession · Devil WorshipPacingShortDirector preference320094Actor preference298495 · 323461 · 337666Country preferenceUs

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What is Back from the Dead about?

A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The woman's sister, husband and the sister's new boyfriend struggle with accepting what has happened, who has caused it and how to correct it, which soon brings them into contact with a coven of devil-worshippers and forces of the supernatural.

How long is Back from the Dead?

Back from the Dead has a runtime of 79 minutes.