Murder by Phone
A madman pushes a button and kills by phone. Would you answer?
1982 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Anderson |
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| Writer: | Dennis Shryack, Michael Butler, John Kent Harrison, James Whiton, George Armondo |
| Staring: |
| A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and it's up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1982 |
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| Director: | Michael Anderson |
| Writer: | Dennis Shryack, Michael Butler, John Kent Harrison, James Whiton, George Armondo |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Keywords | telephone, revenge, murder |
| Production Companies | Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players, Coco Films I |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Chamberlain | Nat Bridger |
| John Houseman | Stanley Markowitz |
| Sara Botsford | Ridley Taylor |
| Robin Gammell | Noah Clayton |
| Gary Reineke | Lt. Meara |
| Barry Morse | Fred Waites |
| Alan Scarfe | John Websole |
| James B. Douglas | Jack Gilsdorf |
| Ken Pogue | Fil Thorner |
| Neil Munro | Winters |
| Jefferson Mappin | Photographer |
| Tom Butler | Detective Tamblyn |
| Colin Fox | Dr. Alderman |
| Luba Goy | Beth Freemantle |
| Lenore Zann | Connie Lawson |
| Antony Parr | Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Anderson | Director |
| John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Dennis Shryack | Story, Screenplay |
| Michael Butler | Story, Screenplay |
| John Kent Harrison | Screenplay |
| James Whiton | Story |
| George Armondo | Story |
| Reginald H. Morris | Director of Photography |
| Martin Pepler | Editor |
| Joyce Liggett | Set Decoration |
| Seamus Flannery | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bob Cooper | Producer |
| Brian Walker | Co-Producer |
| Stanley Colbert | Executive Producer |
| Michael W. Hadley | Associate Producer |
| Roger Corman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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