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The Hunger (1983)  link to The Hunger on IMDb  

Number: 279

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IMDb Rating:
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6.6/10 (18519 votes)

Country: UK, 97 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Horror

Director(s): Tony Scott

Cast: Catherine Deneuve (as Miriam Blaylock), David Bowie (as John Blaylock), Susan Sarandon (as Sarah Roberts), Cliff De Young (as Tom Haver), Dan Hedaya (as Lieutenant Allegrezza)

Medium: VHS tape,

Storyline: The Egyptian vampire lady Miriam subsists upon the blood of her lovers. In return the guys or girls don't age... until Miriam has enough of them. Unfortunately that's currently the case with John, so his life expectancy is below 24 hours. Desperately he seeks help from the famous Dr. Sarah Roberts. She doesn't really belive his story, but becomes curious and contacts Miriam ... and gets caught in her ban, too.

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1