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Sandcastles

1972 · 74 min

A gentle, wistful supernatural romance that lingers on loss and longing, more tender than eerie.

Directed by
Ted Post
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Bonnie Bedelia, Jan-Michael Vincent, Herschel Bernardi
Overview
A young man who dies in an auto accident returns from the dead to meet up with the young woman who tried to save him.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Ted Post
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Bonnie Bedelia, Jan-Michael Vincent, Herschel Bernardi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • death
    • grief
    • memory
    • fate
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance, tv movie
    Directed by
    Ted Post
    Written by
    Steven Karpf, James M. Miller, Elinor Karpf
    Starring
    Bonnie Bedelia, Jan-Michael Vincent, Herschel Bernardi, Mariette Hartley, Gary Crosby, Loretta Leversee, Lloyd Gough, William Long Jr.
    Music
    Paul Glass
    Cinematography
    Alan Stensvold
    Runtime
    74 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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