A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 3, 1981
Original Title:
Image of the Beast
Alternate Titles:
A Thief in the Night 3: Image of the Beast
A Thief in the Night III: Image of the Beast
Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Science Fiction | Thriller
Production Companies:
Mark IV Pictures Incorporated
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 93
Third and best known entry in the Mark IV series of fundamentalist apocalypse films. Fundamentalist Christian guerrilla David helps condemned dissidents escape, attempts to subvert the computerized Mark of the Beast, and generally tries to survive as prophecy unfolds in the rise of the Antichrist to the pinnacle of his power and the beginning of God's war on sinful man.
Art Direction:
Tim Doughten
Assistant Art Director:
Joe Quinlivan
Assistant Director:
Ann O'Brien
Casting:
Virginia Martindale
Director:
Donald W. Thompson
Director of Photography:
James L. Berry
Editor:
Wes Phillippi
Executive Producer:
Russ Doughten
Lighting Director:
William Frazier
Makeup Supervisor:
Theresa Tang
Music:
Richard A. Girvin
Original Story:
Russ Doughten
Donald W. Thompson
Producer:
Donald W. Thompson
Production Assistant:
Clair Hiller
Production Design:
Tim Doughten
Production Manager:
Peg Courter
Screenplay:
Russ Doughten
Donald W. Thompson
Second Unit:
Craig Woodruff
Ron Burnell
Sound:
Bob Janus
Tony Sipofich
Wardrobe Supervisor:
Theresa Tang
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