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- BFI identifier243218
- Date1984 (Copyright)
1984-11-09 (Release) - Production countryUSA, United Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisSupernatural horror. A group of teenagers in a Los Angeles suburb begin to share common nightmares in which they are chased and murdered by a hideously disfigured killer, who then starts attacking them in reality. One girl, Nancy, learns that there is a reason close to home why the killer, Fred Krueger, is after them, and after keeping awake for days to avoid encountering him, she decides to try to lure him out to his doom. (Synopsis)
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- Subject
- Credits
- CastJohn Saxon (Lieutenant Thompson)
Ronee Blakley (Marge Thompson)
Heather Langenkamp (Nancy Thompson)
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Title
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/B884-6DA7-BFD6-28F4-C749-ZCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- A Nightmare on Elm Street
Work - 243218 - 1984 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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