The Dead Zone combines taut direction from David Cronenberg and and a rich performance from Christopher Walken to create one of the strongest Stephen King adaptations.
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The Dead Zone

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Movie Info
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Director -
David Cronenberg -
Producer -
Debra Hill -
Screenwriter -
Stephen King , Jeffrey Boam -
Distributor -
Video Classics , Paramount Pictures , VTI Home Video -
Production Co -
Lorimar Film Entertainment , Dino De Laurentiis Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 21, 1983, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Digital