- Country: USA
- Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Release: 1979-04-27
- Director: John ‘Bud’ Cardos
- Writers: Stanford Whitmore
- Language: English
- Stars: William Devane , William Devane , Cathy Lee Crosby , Richard Jaeckel , Keenan Wynn , Warren J. Kemmerling (1924–2005) , Biff Elliot , Jacquelyn Hyde , Casey Kasem , Vivian Blaine , John Bloom
- Runtime: 92 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: La bestia (Mexico) , The Dark , Il buio (Italy) , Pimeys (Finland) , ザ・ダーク(1978) (Japan) , Oscuridad (Spain) , The Dark (United States of America) , Les Nuits de la Violence (France, French Republic) , Terror em Los Angeles (Brazil) , The Dark (United Kingdom) , To skotadi (Greece) , Во тьме , La oscuridad (Mexico) , Les nuits de la violence (Canada) , A Sombra Assassina (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ciemność (Poland) , Gerçek Yaratik (Turkey) , The Mutilator , The Dark (Germany) , O exolothreftis tis nyhtas (Greece)
- Plot:
At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.
- IMDB:tt0079027
The Dark Cast · · · ALL
John ‘Bud’ Cardos
Director
William Devane
Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Cathy Lee Crosby
Zoe Owens
Richard Jaeckel
Det. Dave Mooney
Keenan Wynn
Sherman 'Sherm' Moss
Warren J. Kemmerling
(1924–2005)
Police Captain Speer
Biff Elliot
Detective Jack Bresler
Jacquelyn Hyde
De Renzy
Casey Kasem
Police Pathologist
Vivian Blaine
Cortney Floyd
John Bloom
The Dark
Jay Lawrence
Jim, the newscaster
Russ Marin
Dr. Baranowski
Vernon Washington
Henry Lydell
John Dresden
Policeman
Roberto Contreras
Max
Kathy Hilton
Shelly Warner
Philip Michael Thomas
Corn Rows
Ernest Robinson
Policeman
Angelo Rossitto
Angie (uncredited)
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
Crowd Protester