The Evil Dead
1981
The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
Directed by Sam Raimi
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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.
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- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Written by
- Sam Raimi
- Produced by
- Robert Tapert
- Composer
- Joseph LoDuca
- Cinematographer
- Tim Philo
- Editor
- Edna Ruth Paul
- Makeup FX
- Tom Sullivan
- Studio
- Renaissance Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NC-17
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (4,437 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 71/100
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (249,650 votes)
Cast
Bruce Campbell
Ash
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl
Richard DeManincor
Scott
Betsy Baker
Linda
Theresa Tilly
Shelly
Philip A. Gillis
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Dorothy Tapert
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Cheryl Klam
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Barbara Carey
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David Horton
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Wendall Thomas
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Don Long
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Stu Smith
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Kurt Rauf
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Ted Raimi
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Ivan Raimi
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Bill Vincent
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Mary Beth Tapert
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Crew
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — ZOMBIES Pt 9: The Evil Dead (1981) & Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead Collection
Appears in
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BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
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Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
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