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The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

6,3 /10 (390 Votes)
1984 EN 95 min

Overview

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

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Release date

21/09/1984

Votes

390

Popularity

3.0

The Desire...The Fantasy...The Nightmare.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

95 min

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$4,389,334

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