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When a Stranger Calls

Every babysitter's nightmare becomes real...

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When a Stranger Calls — Plot

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

  • Release date
  • August 24, 1979
  • Runtime
  • 97 min
  • Genres
  • Horror, Thriller
  • Director
  • Fred Walton

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When a Stranger Calls — Cast

Carol Kane photo Carol Kane Jill Johnson Charles Durning photo Charles Durning John Clifford Colleen Dewhurst photo Colleen Dewhurst Tracy Tony Beckley photo Tony Beckley Curt Duncan Rutanya Alda photo Rutanya Alda Mrs. Mandrakis Carmen Argenziano photo Carmen Argenziano Dr. Mandrakis Kirsten Larkin Nancy Ron O'Neal photo Ron O'Neal Lt. Charlie Garber

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