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The Alchemist is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Charles Band released in USA on 1 march 1983 with Robert Ginty
The Alchemist (1983)
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Add to a movie listThe Alchemist is an American 1984 horror film about a man who desires to avenge a curse placed on him by an evil magician. The film was directed by Charles Band, and stars Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, and John Sanderford.
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In 1955, young waitress Lenora (Lucinda Dooling) finds herself inexplicably driving down the California highway to an unknown destination. This doesn't bode well for Cam (John Sanderford), the hitchhiker she picked up, because he has to endure her somnambulist driving. The duo eventually end up at a graveside in the woods and meet alchemist Aaron (Robert Ginty), who is just as shocked to see them as Lenora appears to be the reincarnation of his wife who was murdered nearly 100 years earlier.Actors
Robert Ginty
(Aaron McCallum)
Robert Glaudini
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