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The Shadow of Chikara

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The Shadow of Chikara
Directed byEarl E. Smith
Screenplay byEarl E. Smith
Produced byEarl E. Smith
Barbara Pryor
StarringJoe Don Baker
Sondra Locke
Ted Neeley
Dennis Fimple
John Davis Chandler
Linda Dano
Slim Pickens
CinematographyJames W. Roberson
Edited byTom Boutross
Music byJaime Mendoza-Nava
Production
company
Farwinds Productions
Distributed byHowco International Pictures
Release date
  • July 15, 1977 (1977-07-15)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Shadow of Chikara (also known as Demon Mountain, The Ballad of Virgil Cane, Thunder Mountain, Wishbone Cutter, and The Curse of Demon Mountain) is a 1977 American Western horror film written and directed by Earl E. Smith. The film stars Joe Don Baker, Sondra Locke, Ted Neeley, Dennis Fimple, John Davis Chandler, Linda Dano and Slim Pickens. It was released on July 15, 1977, by Howco International Pictures.[1][2] The film features the song The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band.

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Release

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The film was released on DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment on July 5, 2005. It was later released by Dead Of Night on February 20, 2006. It was re-released by Mill Creek on September 12, that same year. In 2015, it was released by Movies Unlimited and Willette Acquisition Corp. on July 10, and 20th respectively.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Shadow of Chikara". Internet archive. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Shadow of Chikara film review". moria.co.nz. March 9, 2000. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Shadow of Chikara (1977) - Earl E. Smith". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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