Necromancy

Necromancy (1972)

Life to the dead and death to the living.

After Lori suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a northern California toy company. Frank's new boss, the mysterious Mr. Cato, explains that Frank's position will involve magic. Cato, who seemingly holds enormous influence over the town, pursues the power of necromancy and believes that Lori holds the key that will help him resurrect his own dead son.

Date of release
1972-09-22
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (37)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Horror
Director
Bert I. Gordon

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Necromancy is a 1972 American supernatural horror film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Michael Ontkean, and Lee Purcell. The plot follows Cato, an enigmatic cult leader in a small California town who attempts to harness the powers of a local woman to resurrect his dead son. The film was re-released in 1983 under the title The Witching in an alternate cut.

Production

Filming took place in Los Gatos, California, in 1970, under the working titles A Life for a Life and The Toy Factory. Orson Welles biographer Josh Karp suggested in his book Orson Welles's Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind that Welles took the part in the film merely for the pay. The two young British actors, Pamela Franklin and Harvey Jason, met on set and married the same year.

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