Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date1994-12-10

Languageen

Runtime1h 40m

Production

HBO, Pacific Western, HBO Films

5.1(50)

•1994•1h 40m

Witch Hunt

"It’s a new kind of evil, as old as time."

TV Movie Comedy Fantasy Horror

Overview

Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.

Director

Writing & Screenplay

Joseph Dougherty

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Principal Cast

35 credited

Dennis Hopper

Dennis HopperH. Phillip Lovecraft

Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann MillerKim Hudson

Eric Bogosian

Eric BogosianSen. Larson Crockett

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee RalphHypolita Kropotkin

Julian Sands

Julian SandsFinn Macha

Valerie Mahaffey

Valerie MahaffeyTrudy

John Epperson

John EppersonVivian Dart (as Lypsinka)

Debi Mazar

Debi MazarManicurist

Alan Rosenberg

Alan RosenbergN.J. Gottlieb

Christopher John Fields

Christopher John FieldsLt. Morris Bradbury

Part of Franchise

The Philip Lovecraft Collection

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