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Deafula
Sign in to saveDeafula is a 1975 American horror film utilizing American Sign Language. A voice over was provided for those who do not understand sign language. The film starred Peter Wechsberg, who also serves as director and writer, under the pseudonym Peter Wolf. It was the first American Sign Language feature film ever made.
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Film · TMDB
4.5A theology student finds himself turning into a vampire and hunting other students for their blood.
Cast
- Peter Wolf as Deafula / Steve Adams
- James Randall as Rev. Adams (Deafula's father)
- Lee Darel as Detective
- Dudley Hemstreet as Assistant detective Butterfield
- Katherine Wilson as Mother of Deafula
Themes
- vampire
- sign languages
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- American Sign Language
- Screenwriter
- Peter Wolf
- Duration
- 95
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- publication date
- 1975-01-01
- color
- black-and-white
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Premise
- Plot
- Cast
- Background and production
- Release
- Reception
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- General sources
- External links
Deafula is a 1975 American horror film utilizing American Sign Language. A voice over was provided for those who do not understand sign language. The film starred Peter Wechsberg, who also serves as director and writer, under the pseudonym Peter Wolf. It was the first American Sign Language feature film ever made.
==Premise== The film tells the story of a young man who cannot control his urge to kill people for their blood, and the police investigation searching for the murderer.
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