Wolfen

Wolfen is an American feature film of the werewolf subgenre. It is based on the 1978 novel The Wolfen by Whitley Strieber. The film adaptation was directed by Michael Wadleigh and written by Wadleigh, David Eyre and Eric Roth. It was produced by Orion Pictures and premiered in the United States on July 24th, 1981. The film stars Albert Finney as New York police detective Dewey Wilson. Co-starring in the film with Finney is Diane Venora as Rebecca Neff, Edward James Olmos as Eddie Holt, Gregory Hines as Whittington, Tom Noonan as Ferguson and Dick O'Neill as Warren.

Notes & Trivia

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 * Wolfen marks the feature film directorial debut of Michael Wadleigh. Wadleigh is also known for directing the 1970 music documentary .


 * This is the first horror film work for editor Chris Lebenzon.


 * Martha De Laurentiis served as the assistant to casting agent Cis Corman on this film.

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