Moon of the Wolf (1972)
1972 · Feature film · 75 min · dir. Daniel Petrie
Deadly secrets emerge from the shadows when the full moon rises!
- Horror
- Mystery
- Thriller
Synopsis
Moon of the Wolf is an American TV movie broadcast on September 26, 1972 on ABC Movie of the Week. It stars David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Geoffrey Lewis and Bradford Dillman, with a script by Alvin Sapinsley based on Leslie H. Whitten's novel of the same nam). The film was directed by Daniel Petrie and filmed on location in Burnside, Louisiana. All of the downtown footage was from Clinton, Louisiana.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Daniel Petrie
- Writer
- Les Whitten
- Composer
- Bernardo Segall
- Cinematography
- Richard C. Glouner
- Studio
- Filmways Television
- Released
- 1972-09-26
- Running time
- 75 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Sci-Fi & Horror, Feature Films
Cast & crew
Daniel Petrie Director
David Janssen
Barbara Rush
Bradford Dillman
John Beradino
Geoffrey Lewis
Royal Dano
John Davis Chandler
Claudia McNeil
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Kind of "An American Werewolf on the Bayou" · JerryCoggins · 2009-12-25
Set in Louisiana, this film featured David Janssen in the lead role as sheriff. This has the look of a made-for-TV movie. Made in 1973, Janssen was already well known from the television series "The Fugitive" and his role in "The Green Berets" with John Wayne. Though not very original, and full of the same old cliches, it was still entertaining for the setting and a few plot twists and turns.
★★★ · Moon of The Wolf, not bad · webhed · 2011-02-11
It's scariest when you can't see the monster. The reveal isn't until the end and the music makes it more intense. Worth a watch. David Janssen's acting was classic Janssen. Geoffrey Lewis (sidekick from the Clint Eastwood movies)Plays the brother. He's always a good character actor.
★★★ · Made for television · cubist1234 · 2012-08-15
Not a bad movie of the week. In the wake of the great ratings success of "The Night Stalker" with Darren McGavin as Kolchak, there were many made for tv movies with a horror theme. This was one of them, and David Janssen puts in his typically fine performance as a small town sheriff who investigates a strange murder that defies all of his experience, much as Kolchak did in his movie. I remember seeing this as a kid, and I enjoyed it for what it was. This is no "Wolf Man" but it has its moments.
★★★ · Moon of the Wolf is something to howl about · Vance Capley · 2016-03-18
Yeah, I said it. Great story with great actors. Excellent made for TV film!
