Halloween

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Halloween (1978, USA) is a Slasher film directed by John Carpenter. It was followed by Halloween II and is the first film of the franchise.

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Main Details

Released in 1978 | Color
Running Time: 91 min | USA:101 min (extended version)
Production Co: Compass International Pictures | Falcon International Productions
Distribution Co: Compass International Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical) | Mid-America Releasing (1979) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Film (1979) (France) (theatrical) | Joy Pack Film (1979) (Japan) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Directed by John Carpenter
Written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Charles Cyphers, PJ Soles
Produced by Moustapha Akkad, Debra Hill, Kool Lusby, Irwin Yablans, John Carpenter
Original Music by John Carpenter
Cinematography by Dean Cundey
Film Editing by Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace

Plot Summary

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.