The Believers

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The Believers
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Directed by	John Schlesinger
Produced by	John Schlesinger Beverly J. Camhe Michael Childers
Written by	Mark Frost
Starring	Martin Sheen Helen Shaver Harley Cross Robert Loggia Jimmy Smits Malick Bowens Harris Yulin Lee Richardson Gary Farmer
Music by	J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Editing by	Peter Honess
Distributed by	Orion
Release date(s)	June 10, 1987
Running time	150 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	$18,753,438
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The Believers, a horror/neo-noir film directed by John Schlesinger was released in 1987. Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver are among the actors in this movie.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Controversy
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

After the accidental death of his wife by electrocution, Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) moves to New York City, where a rash of brutal, ritualistic child murders, supposedly committed by members of a Hispanic cult practicing a malevolent version of Brujeria have been confounding the NYPD. Things take a turn for the worse when the cult targets Jamison's son Chris (Harley Cross).

[edit] Cast

Martin Sheen ... Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver ... Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross ... Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia ... Lieutenant Sean McTaggert
Jimmy Smits ... Tom Lopez
Malick Bowens ... Palo
Elizabeth Wilson ... Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin ... Robert Calder
Lee Richardson ... Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur ... Marty Wertheimer
Carla Pinza ... Carmen Ruiz
Janet-Laine Green ... Lisa Jamison
Raúl Dávila ... Oscar Sezine
Gary Farmer ... Mover
John Bendel ... Theater Detective
Joe Pentangelo ... Theater cop
Robert Clohessy ... Diner Detective
Frank Patton ... Crime Scene Cop

[edit] Controversy

The film was in large part an influence on the Santeria- based cult, established by serial killers Adolfo Constanzo and Sara Aldrete.

[edit] References

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