Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View

1992 1h 36m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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A man (Rick Worthington) assaults the Alta Vista Hospital taking four women, a man and two babies as hostages. He wants to kill Dr. Garrick, who, according to Worthington, ruined his life sterilizing his wife. He threatens to detonate a bomb. Based on a true story.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Harry Hamlin
Richard Worthington
Teri Garr
Susan Woolley
Terry O'Quinn
Sergeant Don Bell
Gary Frank
Dr. Garrick
Joycelyn O'Brien
Barbara
Georgia Emelin
Cristan Downey
Keith Coulouris
Adam Cisneros
Britt Sady
Carre Downey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Levin
Languages: English

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1 / 5

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Harry Hamlin and Teri Garr and Terry O'Quinn carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Levin directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Harry Hamlin and Teri Garr and Terry O'Quinn carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0104077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992)

Also by

Peter Levin

Key crew

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1992-04-28

Also known as

International titles

Take DownUS
Under PressureGB
Under PressureNL

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