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Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American supernatural horror film, written and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, and Lisa Blount. The second installment in what Carpenter calls his "Apocalypse Trilogy"—which began with The Thing (1982) and concludes with In the Mouth of Madness (1994)—the film follows a group of quantum physics students in Los Angeles who are asked to assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient cylinder of liquid discovered in a monastery, which they come to find is a sentient, liquid embodiment of Satan.
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1987 · 1h 42m · Horror
TMDB 6.8/10 (1,178 votes)
A priest discovers an ancient canister containing a strange liquid in an abandoned church. When a group of graduate students and scientists are tasked with studying it, they unknowingly unleash an evil force waiting to destroy all of humanity.
Directed by John Carpenter
Box office $14M worldwide
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Lisa Blountas Catherine Danforth
Victor Wongas Prof. Howard Birack
Jameson Parkeras Brian Marsh
Dennis Dunas Walter
Susan Blanchardas Kelly
Anne Marie Howardas Susan CabotAAnn Yenas Lisa
Ken Wrightas Lomax
Dirk Blockeras Mullins
Jessie Lawrence Fergusonas Calder
Peter Jasonas Dr. Paul Leahy
Robert Grasmereas Frank Wyndham
Thom Brayas Etchinson