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When Michael Calls is a film of genre Thriller directed by Philip Leacock released in USA on 5 february 1972 with Ben Gazzara

When Michael Calls (1972)

When Michael Calls
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Released in USA 5 february 1972
Length 1h38
Directed by
Genres Thriller,    Horror
Rating59% 2.9986352.9986352.9986352.9986352.998635

When Michael Calls is a 1972 made-for-television thriller-drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara and Michael Douglas. It was adapted from John Farris' 1967 novel of the same name.

Synopsis

Helen Connelly is a woman whose nephew Michael died fifteen years earlier. She is separated from her husband, Doremus. She is close to Michael's brother, Craig. When mysterious happenings began taking place and she begins receiving phone calls from the supposedly dead Michael, Helen begins to wonder if Michael is really dead or if she is losing touch with reality.

Actors

Ben Gazzara

(Doremus Connelly)Michael Douglas

(Craig)Elizabeth Ashley

(Helen Connelly)Marian Waldman

(Elsa Britton)Al Waxman

(Sheriff Hap Washbrook)
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