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The Evil Dead

Sam Raimi

1981 • 1h 25m

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

The Evil Dead

Official Trailer

Cast

Bruce Campbell

Bruce CampbellAsh

Ellen Sandweiss

Ellen SandweissCheryl

Richard DeManincor

Richard DeManincorScott

Betsy Baker

Betsy BakerLinda

Theresa Tilly

Theresa TillyShelly

Philip A. Gillis

Philip A. GillisFake Shemp

Dorothy TapertFake Shemp

Cheryl Klam

Cheryl KlamFake Shemp

Barbara CareyFake Shemp

David HortonFake Shemp

Wendall ThomasFake Shemp

Don LongFake Shemp

Stu SmithFake Shemp

Kurt RaufFake Shemp

Ted Raimi

Ted RaimiFake Shemp

Crew

Sam Raimi

Sam RaimiWriter

Tom Sullivan

Tom SullivanSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Joel Coen

Joel CoenAssistant Editor

Robert Tapert

Robert TapertProducer

Joseph LoDuca

Joseph LoDucaOriginal Music Composer

Josh Becker

Josh BeckerSound

Bruce Campbell

Bruce CampbellExecutive Producer

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