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The Returning

An obsessive ghost love story
1990 | 98m | English

(43 votes)

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Popularity: 3 (history)

Director: John Day
Writer: Clinton Phillips, John Day
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A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.
Release Date: Dec 10, 1990
Director: John Day
Writer: Clinton Phillips, John Day
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Keywords supernatural, curse, death, ghost
Production Companies New Zealand Film Commission, David Hannay Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,500,000
Updates Updated: Feb 04, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 28, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Phillip Gordon Alan Steadman
Alison Routledge Jessica Scott
Max Cullen Father Donohue
Jim Moriarty George
John Ewart Steadman Senior
Grant Tilly Dr. Pitts
Jenny Ryken Charlotte Heatherington
Frank Whitten Mr Spiggs
Judie Douglass Miriam
Name Job
Simon Clothier Editor
Christine West Costume Design
Clive Cockburn Original Music Composer
Clinton Phillips Screenplay
Mike Becroft Production Design
John Day Screenplay, Director
Kevin Hayward Director of Photography
Name Title
Trishia Downie Producer
Organization Category Person
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2024 4 2 4 1
2024 5 2 3 1
2024 6 3 18 0
2024 7 2 3 1
2024 8 2 8 1
2024 9 2 5 1
2024 10 2 5 1
2024 11 2 5 1
2024 12 1 3 1
2025 1 2 4 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 3 0

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