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About the Film

Year

1982

Rating

R

Genre

Drama / Horror

Running Time

92 MIN

Synopsis

From the Hitchcock genre of psychological thrillers comes The Sender. A suicidal mental patient, The Sender (Zeljko Ivanek) turns his horrific nightmares into reality by choosing receivers for his demented thoughts from the local hospital. The first of his receivers is his psychiatrist (Kathryn Harrold) who attempts to save the Sender from himself. But can she save him? Or will he continue to torment and destroy a whole hospital with his sinister thoughts of mystery, mayhem and murder? This terrifying chiller is for everyone who never dreamed nightmares could be so frightening, so believable, so real.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Paul Freeman

Dr. Joseph Denman, Gail's Boss

Kathryn Harrold

Dr. Gail Farmer

Zeljko Ivanek

John Doe #83 / The Sender

Shirley Knight

Jerolyn| the Sender's Mother

Sean Hewitt

The Messiah

About the Crew

Director

Roger Christian

Producer

J. C. Scott

Producer

Edward H. Feldman

Producer

John Comfort

Writer

Thomas Baum

Music Scoring

Trevor Jones