The Believers

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name = The Believers


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director = John Schlesinger
producer = John Schlesinger Beverly J. Camhe Michael Childers
writer = Mark Frost
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starring = Martin Sheen Helen Shaver Harley Cross Robert Loggia Jimmy Smits Malick Bowens Harris Yulin Lee Richardson Gary Farmer
music = J. Peter Robinson
cinematography = Robby Müller
editing = Peter Honess
distributor = Orion
released = Flagicon|USA June 10, 1987
runtime = 150 min.
country = USA
language = English
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gross = $18,753,438
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imdb_id = 0092632

"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.

Plot

After the brutal, 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).

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

Controversy

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

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