- The Believers
:The Believers "is also a 2008 novel by
Zoë Heller ."Infobox Film
name = The Believers
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caption = Theatrical release poster
director =John Schlesinger
producer = John SchlesingerBeverly J. Camhe Michael Childers
writer =Mark Frost
narrator =
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|USAJune 10 ,1987
runtime = 150 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
gross = $18,753,438
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followed_by =
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amg_id = 1:4730
imdb_id = 0092632"The Believers", a horror/
neo-noir film directed byJohn Schlesinger , was released in 1987.Martin Sheen ,Robert Loggia andHelen Shaver are among the actors in this movie.Plot
After the brutal, accidental death of his wife by electrocution, Cal Jamison (
Martin Sheen ) moves toNew York City , where a rash of brutal, ritualistic child murders, supposedly committed by members of a Hispanic cult practicing a malevolent version ofBrujeria have been confounding theNYPD . Things take a turn for the worse when the cult targets Jamison's son Chris (Harley Cross ).Cast
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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 CopControversy
The film was in large part an influence on the
Santeria - based cult, established by serial killersAdolfo Constanzo andSara Aldrete .References
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