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The Thing That Couldn't Die
Supernatural & Occult, Movements & Traditions

The Thing That Couldn't Die

1958

The grave can't hold it ...nothing human can stop it!

Directed by Will Cowan

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12

Intensity

In 2 lists

A 400 year old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body.

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Director
Will Cowan
Written by
David Duncan
Produced by
Will Cowan
Cinematographer
Russell Metty
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 9m
Language
English
Rating
NR
TMDB
5.2/10 (36 votes)
IMDb
4.3/10 (2,133 votes)
Released June 27, 1958

Cast

Crew

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Will Cowan

Director

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David Duncan

Writer

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Hans J. Salter

Music

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

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Herman Stein

Music

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Irving Gertz

Music

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Russell Metty

Director of Photography

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Edward Curtiss

Editor

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