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The Entity is a 1982 supernatural horror film, loosely based on a real-life case, in which a woman is tormented by an invisible, violent spirit.

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instanceOf film
supernatural horror film
artDirectionBy Robert L. Zilliox NERFINISHED
associatedWith Doris Bither case
basedOn The Entity (novel) NERFINISHED
real-life case of Doris Bither
castMember Alex Rocco NERFINISHED
Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED
David Labiosa NERFINISHED
George Coe NERFINISHED
Jacqueline Brookes NERFINISHED
Margaret Blye NERFINISHED
Ron Silver NERFINISHED
cinematographer Stephen H. Burum NERFINISHED
composer Charles Bernstein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sidney J. Furie NERFINISHED
distributedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
editor Frank J. Urioste NERFINISHED
filmingStartYear 1980
genre horror film
supernatural horror
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme haunting
skepticism versus belief
victimization
leadActor Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED
Ron Silver NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Carla Moran NERFINISHED
mpaaRating R
narrativeFocus paranormal investigation
psychological trauma
notableFor being loosely based on a documented paranormal case
graphic depiction of supernatural sexual assault
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A woman is repeatedly attacked and tormented by an invisible, violent spirit in her home.
producer Harold Schneider NERFINISHED
Joe Wizan NERFINISHED
productionCompany Twentieth Century Fox NERFINISHED
protagonistPortrayedBy Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED
releaseDate_US February 4, 1983
releaseYear 1982
runningTime 125 minutes
screenplayBasedOn The Entity (1978 novel) by Frank De Felitta NERFINISHED
screenwriter Frank De Felitta NERFINISHED
setting Los Angeles
timePeriodOfSetting late 1970s

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