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Venom

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Venom
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R,1hr 33min
Genres:
Horror,Action
Release:
1982
Director:
Piers Haggard
Distributor:
Blue Underground
Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson  ...more
Synopsis: A big black mamba snake that has gotten loose in a townhouse slithers through a kidnapping plot in this film. Based on a novel by Alan Scholefield, Venom features a big name British cast that seems to be slumming in a B-movie project. Dr. Marion Stowe (Sarah Miles) is a toxicologist who has brought the snake to London to study the properties of its deadly venom. It escapes and terrorizes the inhabitants of the townhouse, where an attempted kidnapping is in progress. Dave (Oliver Reed), Jacmel (Klaus ... Full Synopsis
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Jeremy Wheeler, AMG Review
Animal attack films aren't known to be the most inspired of the bunch, so 1982's Venom is a slight breath of fresh air when compared to the endless post-Jaws knock offs. Essentially a psychological thriller, the snake (a black mamba in this case) is mostly thrown in to catch the audience off guard in the midst of a siege-type hostage situation. Yes, it's clearly a plot device, but one that is used ... Full Review
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Klaus Kinski
Jacmel
Oliver Reed
Dave
Nicol Williamson
Comd. William Bulloch
Sarah Miles
Dr. Marion Stowe
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