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1987
The Believers is a 1987 American horror noir film, directed by John Schlesinger and written by Mark Frost, based on the 1982 novel The Religion by Nicholas Conde. Starring Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver, the film follows a recently widowed police psychologist who is investigating a series of ritualistic child murders in New York City.
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Although he started career in his native England, John Schlesinger is best known as one of the most prominent directors of New Hollywood. Like many members of that movement, he struggled to adapt to new film making paradigm of 1980s, even when dabbling in then popular horror genre, like in his 1987 film *The Believers*. The film is based on *Religion*, novel by Nicholas Conde. Protagonist, played by Martin Sheen, is…More
