Prophecy

Name: Prophecy
Director: John Frankenheimer
Released: 1979-06-15

1979 film directed by John Frankenheimer

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Released: June 15, 1979
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, August 22, 1979
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, September 3, 1979
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Director: John Frankenheimer
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Screenwriter: David Seltzer
Cast: Robert Foxworth
, Talia Shire
, Armand Assante
, Richard Dysart
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Runtime: 102 min
Genre: horror film
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, monster film
, science fiction film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English

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Prophecy is a 1979 American science fiction monster horror-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by David Seltzer. It stars Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire and Armand Assante. Set along the Androscoggin or Ossipee River, the film follows an environmental agent Dr. Robert Verne and his wife Maggie filing a report on a paper mill in the river, not knowing that the paper mill's waste has polluted the river, causing mutations to man and beast alike. One of these animals, a local bear, runs amok in the wilderness.

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Director of photography: Harry Stradling
Film editor: Tom Rolf
Title: Prophecy
Color: color
Filming location: British Columbia
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Narrative location: Maine
Distribution format: video on demand
CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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MPA film rating: PG mpa certificate number: 25365
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BBFC rating: 15 certificate
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INCAA film rating: +18
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Australian Classification: M
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Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
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