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The Evil Dead

1981·85 min

The Evil Dead

Directed by Sam Raimi

Horror

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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Ash

Ellen Sandweiss

Cheryl

Richard DeManincor

Scott

Linda

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The Evil Dead (1981) is about in 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead (1981).

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