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The Nightmare Man (1981)

1981-05-01 · 1h 58m · EN
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A heavy fog cuts the small isolated Scottish island off from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on the golf links. Michael and his artist girlfriend, Fiona Patterson, assist the local law enforcements in searching for the murderer. However, as the body count rises and the surrounding circumstances turn increasingly bizarre and gruesome, everyone begins to wonder if the killer is a human or an unimaginable creature...

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Douglas CamfieldDirectorRobert HolmesWriter

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James WarwickJames WarwickMichael GaffikinCelia ImrieCelia ImrieFiona PattersonMaurice RoëvesMaurice RoëvesInspector InskipJonathan NewthJonathan NewthColonel HowardTom WatsonTom WatsonDr. GoudryJames CosmoJames CosmoSergeant CarchFraser WilsonFraser WilsonP.C. MalcolmsonJeff StewartJeff StewartDrummondTony SibbaldTony SibbaldSymondsPat GormanPat GormanThe Killer

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Genre affinityFantasy · Horror · MysteryNarrative complexityMysteryDirector preference339846Actor preference19732 · 139946 · 209994Country preferenceUsDecade preference1980

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What is The Nightmare Man about?

A heavy fog cuts the small isolated Scottish island off from the mainland, and dentist Michael Gaffikin has just discovered a dismembered corpse on the golf links. Michael and his artist girlfriend, Fiona Patterson, assist the local law enforcements in searching for the murderer. However, as the body count rises and the surrounding circumstances turn increasingly bizarre and gruesome, everyone begins to wonder if the killer is a human or an unimaginable creature...

How long is The Nightmare Man?

The Nightmare Man has a runtime of 118 minutes.