Ritual of Evil
NR 1970 · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Horror, TV Movie
A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.
Directed by Robert Day
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Louis Jourdan Dr. David Sorell -
Anne Baxter Jolene Wiley -
John McMartin Edward Bolander -
Diana Hyland Leila Barton -
Wilfrid Hyde-White Harry Snowden -
Belinda Montgomery Loey Wiley -
Georg Stanford Brown Larry Richmond - R Regis Cordic The Sheriff
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Dehl Berti Mora - R Richard Alan Knox Hippie
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Johnny Williams Newscaster - J Jimmy Joyce 1st Reporter
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