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1979 American TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mandrake is a 1979 American television thriller film directed by Harry Falk and starring Anthony Herrera, Simone Griffeth, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Gretchen Corbett, Peter Haskell, and Robert Reed. Based on the comic strip Mandrake the Magician, the film follows a magician attempting to help an amusement park owner who is being blackmailed by a psychopath who is murdering guests.
Mandrake | |
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Genre | Thriller[1] |
Based on | Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk |
Written by | Rick Husky |
Directed by | Harry Falk |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Rick Husky |
Cinematography | Vincent A. Martinelli |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
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Network | NBC |
Release | January 24, 1979[2] |
The film follows Mandrake, a magician, and his assistant Lothar, who attempt to help an amusement park proprietor being blackmailed by a psychopath who is murdering the park's customers.
Tom Buckley of The New York Times panned the film, writing that "Rick Husky's script for this Universal Television presentation is a compilation of cliches. Harry Falks's direction is plodding. However, viewers can try a magic trick of their own. By turning the dial, they can make Mandrake disappear".[2]
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