The Shadow

Theatrical - Wide 1994-07-01

Cast Alec Baldwin John Lone Peter Boyle Ian McKellen Tim Curry
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Written by David Koepp

Box Office Gross: $48,063,465

Running Time: 108 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Bregman/Baer Productions, Universal Pictures

Genres: Action Crime Fantasy

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Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and “the power... See more to cloud men’s minds”, The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

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