# Enfer mécanique (1977)

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**Original title**: *The Car*
**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Horror, Action, Thriller, Mystery
**Directed by**: Elliot Silverstein
**Written by**: Dennis Shryack, Michael Butler, Lane Slate
**Starring**: James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, R.G. Armstrong, John Rubinstein, Elizabeth Thompson

> *Is it a phantom, a demon, or the devil himself?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

October dusk, Utah. The black coupe’s headlights pierce the dust like blades.

A sheriff’s badge lies cracked on pavement. Wade Parent finds it while filling his tank at 2 a.m.

A taut George A. Romero-style chase with 1970s muscle and dread.

**Mood tags**: dread, unhinged

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