The Entity (1981)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Entity |
|---|---|
| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1982-10-20 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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|---|---|
| Swedish release title |
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| Title for Swedish DVD release |
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Crew
| Director | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Art Director | |
| Film Editor |
Cast
| Barbara Hershey | Carla Moran | ||
| Ron Silver | Phil Sneiderman | ||
| David Labiosa | Billy | ||
| George Coe | doktor Weber | ||
| Maggie Blye (as Margaret Blye) | Cindy Nash | ||
| Jacqueline Brookes | doktor Cooley | ||
| Richard Brestoff | Gene Kraft | ||
| Michael Alldredge | George Nash | ||
| Raymond Singer | Joe Mehan | ||
| Allan Rich | doktor Walcott | ||
| Natasha Ryan | Julie | ||
| Melanie Gaffin | Kim | ||
| Alex Rocco | Jerry Anderson | ||
| Sully Boyar | mr Reisz | ||
| Tom Stern | Woody Browne | ||
| Curt Lowens | doktor Wilkes | ||
| Paula Victor | doktor Chevalier | ||
| Lee Wilkof | doktor L. Hase | ||
| Deborah Stevenson | |||
| Mark Weiner | patienter | ||
| Lisa Gurley | receptionisten | ||
| Chris Howell | vakten | ||
| John Branagan | |||
| Daniel Furie | |||
| Amy Kirkpatric | |||
| Tod Kutches | |||
| Pauline Lomas | studenter | ||
| Renee Neimark | sköterskan |
Companies
| Production Company | Pelleport Investors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Cinema | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Fox Film | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | SF Home Entertainment | 2002 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 123532 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1982-08-19 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3425 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 405-485-480-520-475-525-535 = 3425 meter. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 (Panavision) |
|---|---|
| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Stereo |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1982-10-20 | Park | Stockholm | Sweden | 125 min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV showing | 1995-12-30 | Femman | Sweden | |||
| 2001-12-19 | TV4 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2002-04-17 | Sweden | ||||
| TV showing | 2002-10-23 | TV4 | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 2019-01-20 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2019-01-20 |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
|---|---|
| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3409 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 3 |
|---|---|
| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
