Columbia Pictures
Directed by Fraser C. Heston
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Kino Lorber)
Max von Sydow arrives in a small town in Main and opens an antique shop. He peddles rare merchandise at low prices to the unsuspecting townsfolk, but always demands something extra. He persuades them to escalate petty arguments and feuds with neighbors and family members to violence and murder. Soon, the town is practically rioting, while Sydow watches and smiles. Eventually the sheriff figures out what is happening and confronts Sydow. Good, if unspectacular, adaption of Stephen King, taking small town gossip and paranoia to its logical extremes.
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