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DirectorJohn Erick Dowdle
Runtime1h 21m · R
GenresCrime · Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Release2007-04-27
Film
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
2007· R· 1h 21m· Crime· Horror· Mystery· Thriller
“The terror is real.”
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) unspools a decade of horror through a trove of videotapes discovered in an abandoned house, chronicling the meticulous, methodical reign of a serial killer. These tapes, a morbid chronicle of torture, murder, and dismemberment, serve as the most harrowing evidence ever faced by homicide detectives, offering a chilling, unblinking glimpse into the abyss of human depravity.
2007-04-27
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Erick Dowdle
WriterJohn Erick Dowdle
ProducerDrew Dowdle
Director of PhotographyShawn Dufraine
Original Music ComposerKeefus Ciancia
EditorElliot Greenberg
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Details
Released2007-04-27
Runtime1h 21m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Brothers Dowdle Productions · Poughkeepsie Films
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 791 votes
Original languageen
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